MWCEA 2023 Program Directory

2023 Maryland General Assembly Joint Committee on Workers’ Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight

Appointed jointly by Senate President & House Speaker

Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama

Senate Chair

House Chair

James Senate Office Building, Room 103 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

House Office Building, Room 205 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Appointed by House Speaker ll Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn House Office Building, Room 413 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Appointed by Senate President Senator Pamela G. Beidle

James Senate Office Building, Room 104 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

Appointed by Senate President & House Speaker Representative of Maryland Business Community Ms. Mary Anne Reuschling TransCon CSI 1509 West Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Representative of the Maryland Labor Organization Hank Sorenson Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC) Local 177 Council Representative Representative of Maryland Building and Construction Labor Organization Thomas W. Hayes CHOICE - Community Hub for Opportunities in Construction Employment Baltimore Area Representative

Two Members of the Public

Mr. Michael G. Comeau, Esquire

Ms. Debora Fajer-Smith, Esquire 6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400, Greenbelt, MD 20770

3509 Glen Oak Drive, Jarrettsville, MD 21084

Member of Insurance Industry Mr. Thomas J. Phelan

Member of a Workers’ Compensation Rating Organization

Mr. David Benedict

Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company 8722 Loch Raven Boulevard, Towson, MD 21286

National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) State Relations Executive, Mid-Atlantic Region

Members of the Bar

Mr. Rudolph L. Rose, Esquire

Mr. P. Matthew Darby, Esquire

Defense Lawyer

Plaintiff Lawyer

25 South Charles Street, Suite 1400, Baltimore, MD 21201

Heaver Plaza, 1301 York Rd, Ste 600, Lutherville MD 21093 Maryland Certified Rehabilitation Service Provider Ms. Jody Malcolm , Malcolm & Associates, LLC 11025 Stratfield Court, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Member of Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland

Gary W. Pushkin, M.D.

2506 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21218

Self-insured Local Government Entity (per Chapter 5 of 2011) Mr. Ronald J. Travers, Assistant County Attorney

Workers’ Compensation Commissioner - Ex-officio

Commissioner Maureen E. Quinn Workers’ Compensation Commission

City of Baltimore

100 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

10 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Committee Staff Ms. Laura H. Atas and Ms.Tamela D. Burt Department of Legislative Services Legislative Services Building 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 Phone: 410.946.5530, 301.970.5530

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