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DAVID W. EDGERLEY, Secretary of Business & Economic Development
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2007-; Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet, 2007-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2007-; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2007-. Chair, Maryland Military Installation Council, 2007-. Board of Directors, Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation, 2007-. Member, Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Board, 2007-; Governor's Intergovernmental Commission for Agriculture, 2007-; Maryland Aviation Commission, 2007-. Board of Directors, Bainbridge Development Corporation, 2007-. Member, Task Force to Study the Boating Industry in Maryland, 2007-; Maryland Clean Car and Energy Policy Task Force, 2007-; Climate Change Commission, 2007-. Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, 2007-; Interagency Disabilities Board, 2007-; Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority, 2007-; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2007-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2007-; State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2007-; State Highway Access Valuation Board, 2007-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 2007-; Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2007-; Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, 2007-; Maryland Pandemic Influenza Coordinating Committee, 2007-; Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board, 2007-; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2007-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2007-; Maryland Advisory Council for New Americans, 2007-; Governor's Interagency Council for the Nonprofit Sector, 2007-; Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2007-. Board of Directors, PenMar Development Corporation, 2007-. Member, Maryland Port Commission, 2007-; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2007-; Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, 2007-; Maryland Rural Broadband Coordination Board, 2007-; Rural Maryland Council, 2007-; Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority, 2007-. Board of Directors, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2007-. Board of Advisors, Institute of Human Virology, 2007-. Member, Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2007- (executive committee, 2007-); Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland, 2008-; Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland, 2008-.
Director, Office of Development Assistance, Allegany County, 1976-83. Director, Department of Economic Development, Allegany County, 1983-95. Director, Department of Economic Development, Montgomery County, 1995-2006. Member, Incubator Technical Advisory Board, Maryland Technology Development Corporation.
Frostburg State College, B.S. (political science, social science), 1974; Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music, graduate certificate in management, 1975; Mount St. Mary's College, M.B.A., 1976. Technical writer, Human Resources Development Commission, 1975-76. Community Living Supervisor, Friends Aware (group home), 1979-81. Special Assistant to President, Montgomery College, 1995-2007. Advisory Council, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology. Influential Marylanders in Civic Leadership, Daily Record, 2007. Hall of Fame, Maryland Economic Development Association, 2007. Linchpin Award, Cumberland-Allegany County Industrial Foundation, 2007.
David W. Edgerley comes to the Department of Business and Economic Development with an accomplished and varied economic development background. He has led innovative and ambitious economic development efforts in Allegany and Montgomery Counties, giving him a broad perspective on Maryland's strong and diverse economy.
Mr. Edgerley began his career in Allegany County, directing both the Office of Development Assistance and the Department of Economic Development. There, he led the creation and redevelopment of six business parks, created Allegany County's first business incubator, and implemented the County's first revolving building fund.
In Montgomery County, Mr. Edgerley continued to leverage the power of technology as an economic development driver. As Director of Economic Development, he created Montgomery County's highly successful technology incubator network, now home to 80 life sciences and technology companies. He also led development of the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center and expanded high-tech business partnerships with The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland, and leading technology companies.
Secretary Edgerley received his B.A. from Frostburg State University, and an M.B.A. from Mount St. Mary's College. He is also a past president of the Maryland Economic Development Association. He and his family reside in Germantown, Maryland.