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Hogan Appoints New Secretaries Of Commerce, Transportation

by NewsReporter
January 5, 2022
in Frederick
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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Larry Hogan has announced three appointments that will become effective Jan. 11.

Former Maryland Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill has been named secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce, succeeding Kelly Schulz.

Maryland Transportation Authority Executive Director James F. Ports Jr. has been named secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, succeeding Greg Slater.

William Pines, MDTA’s chief engineer, will succeed Ports as MDTA’s executive director.

“We’re excited to add new members of our Cabinet with a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to public service,” Hogan said in a written statement. “Mike Gill helped lead our economic turnaround for the first four years of our administration, and it is great to have him back to finish the job. Jim Ports has served in major transportation roles at the federal, state, and local levels, and he is the right person to continue building on all of our record investments in both roads and transit. I also want to congratulate Will Pines, a talented engineer who has spearheaded some of our biggest projects, and is very deserving of the opportunity to lead MDTA.”

The governor applauded outgoing secretaries Slater and Schulz for having “made countless contributions to change Maryland for the better.”

“We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude for their service, and we wish them well in their future pursuits,” the governor said.

Schulz is a declared candidate for governor in 2022; Hogan is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Slater has accepted an opportunity in the transportation industry out of state.

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Gill is chairman of Columbia-based Evergreen Advisors, which was his role prior to serving as Maryland’s secretary of commerce from 2015 to 2019. He has four decades of experience in business, which includes founding Hoyt Capital, an investment and advisory firm serving startups and growth companies. He was a member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents from 2004 to 2009.

“After all the work we did in the first term to turn things around, it has been rewarding to observe the continued progress Maryland has made becoming one of the nation’s most business-friendly states,” Gill said. “When the governor asked me to come back, I jumped at the opportunity to once again lead the talented men and women at Commerce. I want to thank Kelly for the outstanding job she’s done, and we all wish her and her family well.”

“I am incredibly thankful to have had the opportunity to serve the Hogan administration over these last seven years — working daily to improve the lives of Marylanders has been an honor of a lifetime,” Schulz said. “While working with Gov. Hogan, as the secretary of labor and secretary of commerce, we’ve accomplished a lot, from leading nationally recognized job training and apprenticeship programs to becoming the most improved state for business in the entire nation. I thank Gov. Hogan for entrusting me with such great responsibilities and for allowing me to have the privilege to work with so many wonderful people throughout state government.”

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As MDTA’s executive director, Ports oversees all of the state’s toll facilities and the E-ZPass Maryland system.

Prior to his appointment as executive director, Ports served as MDOT’s deputy secretary under two administrations. In addition, he previously served as deputy administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and chief executive officer for Harford County’s transit system.

Pines has served as MDTA’s chief engineer since 2019. He has contributed to significant regional endeavors such as the District Department of Transportation’s selection committee for the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Replacement and an ongoing National Cooperative Highway Research Program panel for the evaluation of suspension bridges.

“I am incredibly honored to have the trust of Gov. Hogan and the opportunity to lead the dedicated professionals at the Maryland Department of Transportation,” Ports said. “We will continue to deliver on all of the services that are part of Marylanders’ daily lives, and the incredible infrastructure progress that we’re making everywhere across the state. I want to personally thank Greg Slater for his friendship and his leadership.”

“Serving as the Maryland Secretary of Transportation has been the most challenging and rewarding experience of my life and career,” Slater said. “I cannot thank Gov. Hogan, the men and women of MDOT, and the people we serve enough for the faith that they had in me in this important role at such a critical time. Through challenges and progress we continued to serve day and night, seven days a week.”

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