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​Maryland Higher Educati​on Commission​


6 North Liberty Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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​Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)


Phone Number:
(410) 767-3300
Toll Free Phone:
(800) 974-0203
​​Fax:(410) 332-0250​
IMPORTANT:

Create your MDCAP​S account to access the MHEC One-App, where you can apply for all of MHEC'S scholarships and grants in one convenient location!
  
Review all of the scholarships and grants available​ ​to help you​ achieve your higher education goals!        

Meet with OSFA Staff:  Go to  https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/virtualmeeting-OSFA.aspx  to make an appointment.                    

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Department of Academic Affairs,

Research & Policy Analysis,

Private Career Schools,

Department of Finance and ​Administration


Phone Number:                                                                
(410) 767-3300  follow the prompt to each unit
Toll Free Phone:(800) 974-0203
Fax:(410) 332-0270

Visitors who are hard of hearing, ​deaf or speech-disabled and who use a TTY or text telephone can contact MHEC via Maryland Relay (Dial 7-1-1 or 800-735-2258)

We welcome email correspondence from anyone, however we do not accept attachments, so please direct all questions or comments about our web site to rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov.


Staff Contact Information


OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

​Sanjay Rai, Ph.D.​
Acting Secretary of Higher Education ​sanjay.rai@maryland.gov​
Deborah IngExecutive Assistant to the Secretary
deborah.ing@maryland.gov

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL


Kimberly WardAssistant Attorney General - Principal Counsel ​kimberly.ward1@maryland.gov​
​Soma Kedia
Assistant Attorney General
soma.kedia@maryland.gov
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DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS


Emily A.A. Dow, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Academic Affairs
emily.dow@maryland.gov

Office of Academic Affairs

Trish Gordon-McCownDirector of Academic Affairs trish.mccown@maryland.gov
VacantAdministrative Specialist ​​

Collegiate Affairs - Institution Review 

​​Alexandra​ ​ChaillouAssociate Director of Institution Review alexandra.chaillou@maryland.gov
Melissa LeuschelEducation Policy Analyst melissa.leuschel@maryland.gov
VacantEducation Policy Analyst
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Ebony WaltersEducation Policy Analyst​
ebony.walters​@maryland.gov
Vacant
Online Education Analyst

​Cara MartinezAdministrative Officer
cara.martinez@maryland.gov
VacantAdministrative Specialist


Collegiate Affairs - Program Review 

Lyndsay Silva
Associate Director of Program Review
lyndsay.silva​@maryland.gov
Glenda AbneySenior Education Policy Analyst glenda.abney@maryland.gov
Bryson BarksdaleSenior Education Policy Analyst
bryson.barksdale@maryland.gov
Shayla HunterEducation Policy Analyst shayla.hunter@maryland.gov
​​​​Allie EdelsteinEducation Policy Analyst/ ​ACM Coordinator
allie.edelstein@​maryland.gov
Brittany​ MartinEducation Policy Analyst brittany.martin1@maryland.gov
​​Rose RobinsonEducation Policy Analyst​
rose.robinson1@maryland.gov
​Alexis M​errimanEducation Policy Analyst ​alexis.merriman@maryland.gov
VacantEducation Policy Analyst
​​Victoria JohnsonAdministrative Officer
victoria.johnson3@maryland.gov
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Private Career Schools/Career and Workforce Education 

Eric Jackson
​Associate Director of Career and Workforce Education​​eric.jackson1@maryland.gov
Donita Moore
Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education
donita.moore@maryland.gov
Desiree Rodri​​guez
Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education desiree.rodriguez1@maryland.gov
Briana Hines
Education Analyst-Career/Workforce Education
briana.hines@maryland.gov
Jodie Fair​
Administrative Officer
jodie.fair@maryland.gov​​

Veterans Affairs

Everette Jackson, Jr.Associate Director of Veterans Affairs everetted.jackson@maryland.gov
Olayta RigsbyVeterans Affairs Analyst olayta.rigsby@maryland.gov
​Wayne HolmesVeterans Affairs Analyst wayne.holmes@maryland.gov
Vacant
Administrative Officer

Office of Research and Policy Analysis

Barbara Schm​ertz,​Ph.D.​​
Director
barbara.schmertz@maryland.gov
Yuxin Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Director yuxin.lin@maryland.gov
Ann Kellogg, Ph.D.Director of Reporting Services ann.kellogg@maryland.gov
Frances Turner
Research and Policy Analyst
​frances.turner@maryland.gov
​Eliza Kritz
Research and Policy Analyst eliza.kritz@maryland.gov​
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION


Geoffrey NewmanAssistant Secretary for Finance and Administration
geoff.newman@maryland.gov

Office of Budget and Finance

Samuel Durai Pandian
Director ​samueldurai.pandian1@maryland.gov​​​
Rona Clegg-SparrowAssociate Director rona.clegg-sparrow1@maryland.gov
Vacant​​​
Accountant Lead​​
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Shirlita Lee​
Procurement Officer shirlita.lee1@maryland.gov
Quincy Song
Staff Accountant ​​quincy.song1@maryland.gov
Vacant​​
Administrative Specialist​​


Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)

Al Dorsett
 ​​Director
al.dorsett@maryland.gov

​​Jacqueline Colkley
​​Operations Associate Director
​jacqueline.colkley@maryland.gov
​Kaitlyn Johnson
​​​Systems Associate Director
​kaitlyn.johnson@maryland.gov
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Create your MDCAPS account to access the MHEC One-App, where you can apply for all of MHEC'S scholarships and grants in one convenient location!
  
Review all of the scholarships and grants availabe through MHEC to help you​ achieve your higher education goals!       
 

For questions about your financial aid application or aw​ard,  please email OSFA at ​osfamail.mhec@maryland.gov.



Office of Facilities/Capital Budget Oversight

Daniel SchusterFinance Policy Analyst daniel.schuster1@maryland.gov
Anthony ReinerFinance and Facilities anthony.reiner@maryland.gov

Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit

Mary LoganManager mary.logan1@maryland.gov
Jennifer FischettiAdministrator jennifer.fischetti@maryland.gov

Office of Information Technology

Parris JacksonDirector parris.jackson@maryland.gov
Alexander RobertsonSystems Specialist alex.robertson@maryland.gov
Lisa StollofDatabase Specialist lisa.stollof@maryland.gov
Swagata PramanikSystems Specialist swagata.pramanik2@maryland.gov
Riya RahmanSystems Specialist riya.rahman1@maryland.gov
​Office of ​Grants Management​
VacantGrants Management Manager

Laura SchenkNSP II Grant Administrator​
laura.schenk1​​​@maryland.gov​
Kimberly FordNSP II Assistant Grant Administrator​
kimberly.ford@maryland.gov
​​​Vacant
GEAR UP Scholarship Administrator​               
Questions gearup.mhec@maryland.gov​
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​​For information on Nurse Support Program II (NSP II) visit: www.nursesupport.org.

For student inquiries regarding Graduate Nurse Faculty (GNF) Scholarships or the Cohen Scholars Program, contact NSP II staff at nsp2.mhec@maryland.gov


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DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS


Derrick ColeyExecutive Director ​derrick.coley@maryland.gov

Office of Communications

Rhonda WardlawDirector
rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov

Office of Outreach​

​Alexia SimmonsOutre​ach Specialist​​​
​​alexia.simmons1@maryland.gov​​​​

For information on Financial Aid Outreac​h Events or Publications, contact Rhonda Wardlaw at rhonda.wardlaw@maryland.gov

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Office of Legislative Affairs

Derrick C​oley
Director derrick.coley@maryland.gov​


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