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The Port of Baltimore
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January/February 2013
Peta N. Richkus
While serving as Secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services (DGS)
from 1993 to 2003, Richkus was responsible for 725 employees, an $81.5 million
operating budget and a $430 million capital budget. She was also construction advisor
to the Board of Public Works, while also chairing the Maryland Green Buildings Council
and the Electricity Deregulation Advisory Committee. She served as a member of
the Smart Growth Subcabinet, the Information Technology Board, the Procurement
Advisory Council, the Interagency Council for Public School Construction, the
Maryland Security Council, the Task Force on Public School Construction, and many
others. She led DGS to national recognition in the areas of technology, innovation
and effectiveness in government. She teaches university courses in government and
business and consults with private firms.
Most rewarding aspect of being on
the Commission:
Being associated with
a staff and a Commission that take this
thoughtful and deliberate approach to
pursuing its goals.
Theodore G. Venetoulis
A former Baltimore County Executive from 1974-1978, Venetoulis has been Chairman
and CEO of
Corridor Media Inc.,
a regional business and political news source
for the Baltimore-Washington corridor, as well as Chairman and CEO of
H & V
Communications
,
a global company providing custom marketing and publishing
for economic development, transportation, tourism, and convention organizations.
He is a founding member and Director of the Columbia Bank Corp. and Chairman of
the Governance Committee. He has authored two books:
The House Shall Choose
, a
history of the two Presidential elections determined by the House of Representatives,
and
Against the Urban Wall
, a study of urban politics. He has also lectured extensively
on politics, governance, economic development and media and journalism.
Greatest accomplishment with the
Commission:
The successful and
timely completion of the new post-
Panamax cranes [and] the public-private
partnership accomplished in the face
of huge financial uncertainty in the
financial markets — both testimony to
the careful and thorough path followed
to reach the goal.
Primary goal moving forward:
The Port is equally committed to the
stewardship of its resources and the
environment, and to its public mandate
to serve as an employment engine in
the region.
Greatest accomplishment with
the Commission:
The public-private
partnership negotiated between
the Governor and Ports America, an
agreement that assures the Port’s global
presence as a first-class maritime facility
long into the future.
Primary goal moving forward:
Maintaining and increasing the Port’s
channel depth by establishing an
aggressive program for the beneficial
reuse of dredged material, keeping the
Port competitive by helping to forge
a strategic plan that deals with the
maritime potential of both Sparrows
Point and Port Covington, and growing
the Port’s cruise activity.
PORT
PERSON
Most rewarding aspect of being
on the Commission:
Working with
Governor Martin O’Malley, [Maryland
Port Administration Executive Director]
Jim White, the Port’s extremely
competent professional staff and fellow
Commissioners to continue to build
the Port into one of the state’s most
powerful economic engines with a
burgeoning national reputation.
