186/Maryland Manual

EDUCATION
Vacancy, State Suptrinccndcnt of Schools

ENVIRONMENT

ROBERT PERCIASEPE, Secretary of the Environment since 1990. Born m New
RochcDe, New York, February 19,1951. Cornell University B.S. (environmental sciences),
1974; The Maxwell School at Syracuse University, M.S. (planning), 1976. City Planner,
Baltimore City Planning Dept., 1976-80; Chief of Capital Programming, 1980-86,
Assistant Director of Planning, 1986-87. Assistant Secretary, Planning and Capital
Programs, Department of the Environment, 1987-89; Deputy Secretary, 1989-90
Member, American Planning Association, 1976-1987 (Board member, Maryland Chapter,
1981-87). Board member, Charles Village Civic Association; Chairperson, Chcsapeakc Bay
Agreement 1991 Nutrient Re-cvalution Committee; Governor's Task Force on Solid Waste,
1987-88, Monitoring Subcommittee of Chesaptake Bay Program, 1988-89. Member,
Governor's Council on the Environment; Patuxcnt River Basin Commission, 1987-89,
Chesapeakc Bay Critical Areas Commission, 1987-89. Developed Maryland Water Quality
Revolving Loan Fund, 1987. Office address: 2500 Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD
21224.

GENERAL SERVICES

MABTIN W WALSH, )R-, Secretary of General Services since 1990. Born m Jersey
City, New Jersey, April 25,1939. Attended St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, New
Jersey, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, B.S., 1961, Iowa State University, M.S. (civil
engineering), 1966. Graduate of Army Command and General Staff College. Served in
Vietnam, 1967-68, and 1969-70, in command of an Army combat engineer company and
as a battalion operations officer. Received Legion ofMcnt; Bronze Star; Republic ofVictnam
Service Medal—six campaigns. Engineer fiscal planner and programmer, U.S. Army, Europe,
at Heidelberg, Germany 1976-78. Commander, 8th Armored Engineer Battalion, Ft.
Hood, Tens, 1978-81. Facilities Engineer, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1982-83.
Commander, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 1983-84. Commander and District Engineer,
Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, 1984-87. Secretary of the Environment, 1987-90.
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers. President, Baltimore Post, Society of
American Military Engineers, 1985-86. Engineer of the Year 1986-87, Greater Baltimore
Engineer Council; Government Engineer of the Year 1986-87, Maryland Society of
Professional Engineers. State Engineer of the Year 1990, Maryland Society of Professional
Engineers. Office address: 301 W Preston St., Suite 1401, Baltimore, MD 21201.

HEALTH & MENTAL HYGIENE

NELSON J. SABATINI, Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene since 1991. Born in
Rochester, New York, January 20, 1940. Lewis College, B.A. (psychology); George
Washington University, graduate work in public administration. Within federal Social
Security Administration; Deputy Director, Office of Disability Programs, 1979-81; Senior
Executive Officer for Commissioner of Social Security, 1981-82, Associate Commissioner,
Office of Management, Budget, and Personnel, 1982-86; Deputy Commissioner for
Management and Assessment, 1986-88 (Acting Deputy Commissioner, 1983-86). Within
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Deputy Secretary for Health Care
Policy, Finance, and Regulation, 1988-91; Acting Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene,
February-May 1991. Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executives, 1984. Exemplary
Senior Executive Service Performance Award, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 1986. Citation for Outstanding Service on Behalf of Children, Maryland chapter,
American Academy of Pediatricians, 1989. Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Policy
and Management, The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.
Office address: 201 W Preston St., Suite 500, Baltimore, MD 21201.