COMPTROLLER-ELECT BROOKE LIERMAN ANNOUNCES 
LEADERSHIP AND STRUCTURE FOR TRANSITION TEAM 

ANNAPOLIS, MD - On Thursday, Comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman announced the leadership team and structure for her transition.  

Lierman announced Comptroller Peter Franchot, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, and State Senator Susan Lee (District 16) as Honorary Chairs of the transition team. Treasurer Nancy Kopp, State Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk (District 21), and Candace Dodson-Reed (Chief of Staff to the President at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County) will serve as Committee Co-Chairs.

“I am extremely grateful to each of my transition chairs. They are all incredible leaders who bring unique and important experience to the table,” Comptroller-elect Lierman said. “I am pleased and proud to have their support and counsel as I work to ensure that the Comptroller’s office is set up for success on day one. Over the coming weeks, I look forward to creating a roadmap together that is rooted in a shared vision to create a more modern, accessible, and proactive Comptroller’s Office.”

The Chairs will help set the agenda and guide the work of several transition subcommittees, which will parallel the key functions of the Comptroller’s office. The transition chairs also announced six work groups: 1) Procurement & the Board of Public Works, 2) Tax Administration & Customer Engagement, 3) Data & Innovation, 4) Pensions, 5) Public Engagement, 6) Local Government Engagement. Each work group will be chaired by three or four experts in the respective subject areas that represent a broad array of Marylanders. The complete leadership roster is included below. 

“I am so proud to be one of the Honorary Co-Chairs for Comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman’s Transition Committee,” said Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. “I was proud to support Brooke’s campaign and her vision to expand opportunities for businesses and everyday Marylanders through the Comptroller’s Office. As the County Executive for the second-largest jurisdiction in Maryland, I look forward to ensuring local governments have a seat at the table under Comptroller-elect Brooke Lierman.” 

The transition process will bring together stakeholders from across the state to advise Comptroller-elect Lierman on current challenges and future opportunities for the  office, as well as provide recommendations for next steps that can be implemented immediately, by the first year mark, and by the end of the first term. The final result of the transition process will be a comprehensive, transparent report that will guide strategic planning, priorities, and actions for the Comptroller’s office over the next four years.

Comptroller-elect Lierman campaigned on a promise to be inclusive and transparent and these remain key tenants of her vision to ensure that the Comptroller’s office is best positioned to serve all Marylanders effectively. Sustainability will also guide the work of the transition team, as Lierman seeks to re-imagine and build a solid foundation in the Comptroller’s office that will set Maryland up for success not only for the next four years, but for the next forty years.

“My senior leadership team and I are firmly committed to a smooth transition and to assist in any way to ensure the success of Comptroller-elect Lierman," Comptroller Franchot said. "I look forward to working closely with the Comptroller-elect and her transition team in the coming weeks as she prepares to take office in January.”

“It was so exciting to see people across the state embrace Comptroller-elect Lierman’s vision for the office when I served as her campaign treasurer. It is my honor to continue to work with her and the transition team as she ensures that vision is a reality for all Marylanders,” added co-chair Candace Dodson-Reed. 

The public can learn more about Brooke Lierman’s transition team at www.brookelierman.com and submit ideas and feedback by emailing transition@brookelierman.com. 

In the coming days, the Comptroller-elect will announce meeting dates for the transition team and the full transition roster. The public can begin providing feedback and ideas by going to Brookelierman.com and submitting ideas through the updated website.

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Comptroller Peter Franchot
The Honorable Peter Franchot has served as Maryland’s 33rd Comptroller since 2007.  As Maryland’s chief fiscal officer, Comptroller Franchot is a tireless champion for working families and small businesses, and is a stalwart advocate for fiscal policies that strengthen our state’s economy. Under his leadership, the 1,100- person state agency is considered one of the most effective and efficient revenue agencies in the nation. 

County Executive Angela Alsobrooks
In November 2018, Angela, a proud, lifelong Prince Georgian, was elected as the 8th County Executive for Prince George’s County and the first woman to hold the position. Her administration is committed to providing a world-class education system, safe communities and a robust economy that creates jobs and opportunities for all and increases the commercial tax
base to ensure residents are provided with the services they deserve. Under her leadership, the County continues to be the economic engine in the State, with a Triple-A bond rating. 

Senator Susan Lee
Senator Susan C. Lee, an attorney, was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 2014 after serving 13 years in the House of Delegates and is the first Asian American elected to the Senate. She is the Senate Majority Whip and is the first and past Chairman of the Maryland Legislative Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus and past President
of the Women’s Legislative Caucus. She is a member of the Governor’s Family Violence Council and Co-Chair of the Maryland Cybersecurity Council Law and Policy Subcommittee. Susan has been a champion on laws to uplift and empower women, children, families and all hardworking individuals. 

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Nancy Kopp
Nancy Kopp served as Maryland State Treasurer from 2002 through 2021. As Treasurer, she oversaw the investment and banking of state funds, the state general fund debt and state’s insurance, and reviewed and authorized most major state procurements and capital expenditures. Nancy also chaired the Board of the Maryland State Teachers and Employees Retirement System, and served on the Board of Revenue Estimates and Capital Debt Affordability Committee. Nancy Kopp has also served as a member of several local and national groups related to climate change finance, was President of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers, and a leader of the National Association of State Treasurers.
 
Candace Dodson-Reed
Candace Dodson-Reed serves as Chief of Staff to the President at UMBC. Prior to her appointment in 2018, she was the AVP of Communications and Public Affairs at UMBC, a Vice President at the Greater Baltimore Committee and, for almost eight years, served as the Deputy Chief of Staff/Director of Constituent and Community Affairs for Howard County Government.
In 2012, Candace founded the African American Community Roundtable of Howard County, an umbrella group that connects members of the local Black community. Candace also serves as an AIB Pillar Three Advisory Board Member, on the Maryland League of Conservation Voters Board, and as Vice Chair of the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County Advisory Committee.

Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk
Joseline Peña-Melnyk has represented Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties as state delegate for ten years. She was recently appointed as the Chair of the Health and Government Operations Committee in the Maryland General Assembly. Based on her own life experiences, Joseline feels an obligation to fight for people on society’s margins – the ones who are often overlooked - she is committed to making Maryland stronger, fairer, and more inclusive.
 
Transition Committee Co-chair (more names will be added shortly and bios will be made available upon the full transition committee roster announcement):

1) Procurement & the Board of Public Works

Eben Smith
Veronica Cool
Ash Shetty

Robert Dashiell

2) Tax Administration & Customer Engagement

Robin McKinney
Rich Madaleno
Sharonne Bonardi

3) Data & Innovation

Ben Seigel
Dipak Thakker

Andrew Cassilly

4) Pensions

Sheila Morgan-Johnson
Patrick Moran

5) Public Engagement

6) Local Government Engagement

Teresa Kuhns
Michael Sanderson

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Brooke Lierman was elected to represent Maryland’s 46th Legislative District in the House of Delegates in 2014. After spending five years as a member of the Appropriations Committee in the House, she assumed a leadership role on the Environment and Transportation Committee in 2019. Additionally, she is the House Chair for the Joint Committee on Pensions, sits on the Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, and founded and co-chairs the Maryland Transit Caucus.  Brooke and her husband and their two young children live in Baltimore. Learn more about Brooke and her campaign at www.brookelierman.com.