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Demaune Millard
Chief of Staff


Andrew Frank
1st Deputy Mayor, Neighborhood and Economic Development


Salima Siler Marriott
Deputy Mayor, Community and Human Development


Christopher Thomaskutty
Deputy Mayor, Administration

Demaune Millard - Chief of Staff

Demaune MillardMayor Sheila Dixon appointed Demaune A. Millard as Chief of Staff expanding his responsibilities from the City of Baltimore’s chief lobbyist on July 18, 2007.  As Chief of Staff, Mr. Millard is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the Mayor’s Office, coordinating internal and external communications, and promoting operational excellence.  

When Mayor Dixon was sworn-in as Baltimore’s 48th Mayor in 2007, Mr. Millard was selected as Director of Government Relations, where he serves as the City’s primary liaison with federal, state and local legislators.  His professional background spans from the State House in Annapolis, Maryland to Capitol Hill and the K Street corridor in Washington, DC.    

Prior to coming to serve in Baltimore’s City Hall, Millard served as a Project Manager for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) where he organized advocacy activities in support of the trade association’s legislative goals in conjunction with its policy research campaign.  Mr. Millard also coordinated with APTA’s various partners from across the nation through the National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates; as well as the Center for Transportation Excellence in developing awareness of critical issues facing transit nationwide on the state and local levels of decision-making.

During the administration of former Gov. Paris Glendening (D-MD) Mr. Millard was a principal legislative liaison for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) with the General Assembly over four years.  During this time, he co-directed MDOT’s legislative efforts and was designated with securing the passage of the $502 million transit initiative and the reauthorization of the State’s Minority Business Enterprise program. 

As a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation intern, Millard’s interest in public service was ignited working in the office of former U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.  This opportunity and exposure to the legislative process encouraged Millard to seek an unexpected career path on Capitol Hill. Following his first Hill internship experience Millard got to explore the private sector, by interning for D.C. lobbying giant Cassidy & Associates.  During his time at Cassidy, Millard would attend and cover numerous hearings of Congressional spending committees eventually earning a slot as a part time Research Assistant during his college sophomore year.

Finally, after serving substantive stints in both the U.S. House and the private sector, Millard was eagerly curious for one more entrée, the U.S. Senate.  As Millard embarked on yet another internship, this time with Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) he did not anticipate being there for four years following graduation.  As any junior level Hill staffer, Millard started in the mailroom and worked his way onto the legislative staff which all served as a valuable training ground paving a way for years to follow.

Millard has a Bachelor in Business Administration in Finance from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and has done extensive graduate work in Public Administration at the University of Baltimore.

A native Baltimorean, Millard is active in the community through the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. having served as chairman for the chapter’s annual scholarship benefit for two consecutive years. 

The commitment in helping others through public service was a seed planted at an early age in Millard by his mother, and it still serves as a motivation in carrying out the Mayor’s vision on making Baltimore a cleaner, greener, healthier and safer city.

Andrew Frank - Deputy Mayor, Neighborhood and Economic Development

Prior to joining the administration of Mayor Sheila Dixon, Mr. Frank was the Executive Vice President for the Baltimore Development Corporation (the city's economic development arm) for six years. He oversaw business retention and attraction, land assemblage and redevelopment, capital budgeting, commercial revitalization, and urban design and planning.

Among his achievements at BDC, Mr. Frank helped structure public private partnership financing for several major redevelopment projects, including three Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects (totaling $170 million); the $100 million redevelopment of the Montgomery Ward Building, completion of the City's 7-mile waterfront promenade and Baltimore's new Inner Harbor Visitor's Center.

In May 2004, Mr. Frank was appointed to the position of Inner Harbor Coordinator, expanding his responsibilities as the BDC's EVP. As Inner Harbor Coordinator, Mr. Frank oversaw implementation of the 2003 Inner Harbor Master Plan, chaired the intra-agency Inner Harbor Task Force, and managed major capital projects such as the $5 million renovation of the West Shore Park. As Inner Harbor Coordinator, Mr. Frank engaged the private sector in creating a waterfront improvement district to raise standards and improve day-to-day operations and management.

A 1992 graduate of the University of North Carolina with a Master's degree in Regional Planning, Mr. Frank has worked in the private sector, developing affordable housing, and in the public sector with the Baltimore City Department of Planning and Department of Housing and Community Development. Since 2000, he has co-taught a real estate development class in the Urban Studies and Planning Department at the University of Maryland College Park.

He proudly lives in Baltimore City with his partner and son.

Salima Siler Marriott - Deputy Mayor, Community and Human Development

Salima Siler Marriott, D.S.W., serves as Deputy Mayor for community and Human Development in the administration of Sheila Dixon, Mayor of Baltimore Maryland. As Deputy Mayor, Dr. Marriott has responsibility of overseeing agencies that have collective responsibilities of maximizing the human potential of every citizen from prenatal to the end of life.

Before joining the administration of Mayor Sheila Dixon, Dr. Marriott served for sixteen year in the Maryland House of Delegates, serving on the Ways and means Committee, chairing the Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families; Ways and Means Subcommittee on Children and Youth; and the Baltimore City Delegation.

Dr. Marriott was a member of the Morgan State University faculty for 24 years, chairing the Department of Mental Health and Human Services for six years. Prior to joining the Morgan faculty, Dr. Marriott was a social worker for the New York City and Baltimore City departments of social services. Salima Siler Marriott began her professional career as a science and Mathematics teacher in the Baltimore City Public School Science.

A native Baltimorean and a product of Baltimore City Public Schools, Salima Siler Marriott earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Morgan State University, a Masters of Social Work degree in Community Organization and Social Planning from the University of Maryland, and the Doctor of Social Work degree in International Social Welfare from Howard University.

Salima Siler Marriott's more than 40 years of public service and activism has its genesis in her oldest child's enrollment in New York City Public Schools. From parent advocacy, to neighborhood and community development, to social and international justice, Dr. Marriott combining of public service in academia with social activism led to her election to Maryland House of Delegates.

In addition to Dr. Marriott's leadership roles in the Maryland General Assembly, nationally she chaired the National Black Women's Health Project, and served as Secretary of the National Rainbow Coalition and Regional Chair of the National Black Caucus of State. In the Baltimore community, she chaired the Park heights Development Corporation, served as a Trustee at Bethel A.M.E. Church, Vice Chair of the Baltimore Substance Abuse Board and is currently co-chairing the City-wide Re-entry and Reintegration Steering Committee. In the international area, Dr. Marriott is the co-editor of "U.S. Policy Toward Southern Africa: Policy Prescriptions and Alternatives", 1984 and coordinator of two international conferences: "1985 and Beyond: A National Conference on Issues Confronting Women of Africa and the African Diaspora", a preparatory conference for the 1985 World Conference on Women and "Empowered Women: Challenging Violence and HIV/AIDS Globally" a conference sponsored by the National Black Women's Health Project with more than 500 participants in 1995.

Salima Siler Marriott is the recipient of numerous honors, including three in 2006: Maryland CAN Champion for Children, Mental Health Association of Maryland Legislator of the Year Award, and Youth Service Bureaus Legislator of the Year. Dr. Marriott is a member of Delta Sigma theta sorority, Inc., the National Organization of Women and the Board of Directors of the Family League of Baltimore City. Dr Marriott is the mother of Terrez Marriott Thompson and Mr. Patrice Kenyatta Siler Marriott and the grandmother of Quierra Patrice Marriott and Summer Salima-Jeanette Thompson.

Christopher Thomaskutty - Deputy Mayor, Administration

Christopher Thomaskutty serves as Deputy Mayor for Administration for Mayor Sheila Dixon, overseeing departments that include public safety – fire, police, and emergency management – finance, labor, information technology, CitiStat, and the wage and retirement commissions.

Mr. Thomaskutty began his career in Baltimore City government as a CitiStat Analyst in 2003 under former mayor Martin O’Malley. In January of 2007, Mayor Sheila Dixon appointed Mr. Thomaskutty as the Director of CitiStat, a performance management department for which Baltimore is renowned. In its first three years of operation, CitiStat produced over $100 million in financial benefits to the city, and received national attention from the New York Times and Governing Magazine. More recently, CitiStat won Harvard University’s Innovations in American Government Award, the equivalent of an Oscar Award for government.

Mr. Thomaskutty received a B.A. in Political Science from Birmingham-Southern College. While at BSC, he was named a Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. After college, Christopher worked as an Urban Development Coordinator for the non-profit Operation New Birmingham, where he focused on redeveloping historic downtown buildings into loft apartments. Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office, Christopher received a Masters in Public Policy and Urban Planning (MPP/UP) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Born and raised in rural north Alabama, Mr. Thomaskutty is a die-hard Alabama Crimson Tide football fan. He and his wife live in Baltimore City and have one beautiful daughter.

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