MHCC   Contacts  

Address

4160 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
General Information Number: (410) 764-3460 
Toll Free: 1 (877) 245-1762
TTY Number: 1 (800) 735-2258
Fax Number: (410) 358-1236 

Directions to MHCC 

Executive Offices

Ben Steffen, Executive Director, 410.764.3565 (ben.steffen@maryland.gov)

Tracey DeShields, Chief of Policy Development, 410.764.3385 (tracey.deshields2@maryland.gov

Darnyell "Dee" Stephens, Special Assistant, 410.764.3565 (dee.stephens1@maryland.gov
LaWanda Edwards, Program Manager, 410.764.3259 (lawanda.edwards@maryland.gov

Government Relations and Special Projects

Megan Renfrew, Chief, 410.764.3483 (megan.renfrew@maryland.gov)
Shadae Paul, Program Manager (shadae.paul@maryland.gov) 

Legal Services

Suellen Wideman, Assistant Attorney General, 410.764.3326 (suellen.wideman@maryland.gov)
Sarah Pendley, Assistant Attorney General, 410.764.3284 (sarah.pendley@maryland.gov)

Administration

Richard Proctor, Chief Operating Officer & Public Information Act Representative, 410.764.3558  (richard.proctor2 @maryland.gov)

Andrea Allen, Program Manager, Procurement, 410.764.8791 (andrea.allen@maryland.gov)
Diana Dembeck, Program Manager, 410.764.3581 (diana.dembeck@maryland.gov) 
Brian Banschbach,  Program Manager, 410.764.5593 (brian.banschbach@maryland.gov)
Denise Ridgely, Program Manager, 410.764.3780 (denise.ridgely@maryland.gov)

Network Operations and Administrative Systems

Levone Ward, Chief, 410.764.3486 (levone.ward@maryland.gov)
Vincent Bautista, Assistant Chief, Information Technology, 410.764.3384 (vincent.bautista1@maryland.gov)
Madeline Sailes, Administrator, 410.764.3329 (madeline.sailes@maryland.gov)

     Database and Application Development

     Sandy Biddinger, Assistant Chief, 410.764.5590 (sandy.biddinger@maryland.gov)
     Valerie Agwale, Program Manager, 410.764.3583 (valerie.agwale@maryland.gov) 

Center for Health Care Facilities Planning and Development

Paul Parker, Director, 410.764.3261 (paul.parker@maryland.gov)

Ruby Potter, Program Manager, 410.764.3276 (ruby.potter@maryland.gov)
Zoram Kaul, Methodologist, 410.764.3579 (zoram.kaul@maryland.gov )

Acute Care Policy and Planning

Eileen Fleck, Chief, 410.764.3287 (eileen.fleck@maryland.gov)
Mary-Ann Dogo-Isonagie, Program Manager, 410.764-8788 (mary-ann.dogo-isonagie@maryland.gov)
Jessica Raisanen, Program Manager, 410.764.8785 (jessica.raisanen@maryland.gov)

Certificate of Need

Wynee Hawk, Chief, 410.764.5982 (wynee.hawk1@maryland.gov)
Jeanne Marie Gawel, Program Manager, 410.764.3371 (jeanne-marie.gawel@maryland.gov)
Laura Hare, Program Manager, 410.764.5596 (laura.hare1@maryland.gov)
William Chan, Program Manager, 410.764.3374 (bill.chan@maryland.gov)
Eric Baker, Program Manager, 410.764.3324 (eric.baker@maryland.gov)
Moira Lawson, Program Manager, 410.764.3232 (moira.lawson1@maryland.gov)

Long Term Care Policy and Planning

Linda Cole, Chief, 410.764.3337 (linda.cole@maryland.gov)
Cathy Weiss, Program Manager, 410.764.3339 (cathy.weiss@maryland.gov
Catherine Victorine, Program Manager, 410.764.3254 (catherine.victorine@maryland.gov)  

Center for Analysis and Information Systems

Kenneth Yeates-Trotman, Director, 410.764.3557 (kenneth.yeates-trotman@maryland.gov)

Valerie Wooding, Administrative Officer, 410.764.3570 (valerie.wooding@maryland.gov)
Janet Ennis, Chief, Special Projects, 410.764.3779 (janet.ennis@maryland.gov)

APCD Public Reporting and Data Release

Mahlet Nigatu, Chief, APCD Public Reporting and Data Release, 410.764.5598 (mahlet.nigatu@maryland.gov) 
Jaimini Shah, Webmaster Supervisor, 410.764.3392 (jaimini.shah@maryland.gov

Cost and Quality Analysis

Shankar Mesta, Chief, Cost and Quality, 410.764.3782 (shankar.mesta@maryland.gov))
Adebola Akinyemi, Program Manager, 410.764.3449 (adebola.akinyemi1@maryland.gov)
Oseizame Emasealu, Methodologist, 410.764.3582 (oseizame.emasealu@maryland.gov)  

Center for Health Information Technology and Innovative Care Delivery

David Sharp, Director, 410.764.3578 (dsharp@maryland.gov)

 Christine Karayinopulos, Administrative Officer, 410.764.3444 (christine.karayinopulos@maryland.gov)      

Health Information Exchange

Alana Sutherland, Chief, Health Information Exchange; 410.764.3330 (alana.sutherland@maryland.gov)
 Vacant, Program Manger 

Health Information Technology

Nicole Majewski, Chief, Health Information Technology, 410.764.3839 (nicole.majewski@maryland.gov)
 Justine Springer, Program Manager, 410.764.3574 (justine.springer@maryland.gov)
 Kelly Scott, Program Manager, 410.764.3777 (kelly.scott@maryland.gov)
 Anna Gribble, Program Manager, 410.764.3379 (anna.gribble1@maryland.gov)   

Innovative Care Delivery

Melanie Cavaliere, Chief, Innovative Care Delivery, 410.764.3282 (melanie.cavaliere@maryland.gov)
  Anene Onyeabo, Program Manager, 410.764.3285 (anene.onyeabo@maryland.gov)
  Vacant, Program Manager 

Center for Quality Measurement and Reporting

Theressa Lee, Director, 410.764.3328 (theressa.lee@maryland.gov)

Health Benefit Plan Quality and Performance and Long Term Care Quality Initiative 

Stacy Howes, Chief, Provider and Health Plan Quality Initiative, 410.764.3575 (stacy.howes@maryland.gov)
 Julie Beard, Program Manager, 410.764.3563 (julie.beard@maryland.gov)  

Hospital Quality Initiative

Courtney Carta, Chief, Hospital Quality Performance, 410.764.3257 (courtney.carta@maryland.gov)
Sametria McCammon, Program Manager, 410.764.3263 (sametria.mccammon1@maryland.gov)

Outpatient Quality Initiative

Mariama Gondo, Chief, Outpatient Quality Initiative, 410.764.3377  (mariama.gondo1@maryland.gov)


Last Updated: 8/9/2023