MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

SECRETARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Maryland Higher Education Commission
Nancy S. Grasmick Building, 10th floor, 6 North Liberty St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-3301; 1-800-974-0203 (toll free); (410) 767-3300 (student financial assistance)
e-mail: elena.quiroz@maryland.gov
e-mail: osfamail@mhec.state.md.us (scholarships & financial aid)
web: www.mhec.maryland.gov/

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2026-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2026-; Sustainable Growth Subcabinet, 2026-. Chair, Segmental Advisory Council, 2026-. Co-Chair, Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Schools Stakeholder Work Group, 2026-. Member, Correctional Education Council, 2026-; Financial Education and Capability Commission, 2026-; Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, 2026-; Governor's Commission on Hispanic and Latin American Community Affairs, 2026-; Juvenile Services Education Board, 2026-; Governing Board, Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, 2026-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, 2026-; Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2026- (career & technical education committee, 2026-); Cyber Maryland Board, 2026-.

Former chief of staff and assistant commissioner of academic policy and student success, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.

Born in Honduras. University of Florida, B.A. (political science & international relations); University of Massachusetts Boston, M.A. (public administration), 2017. Member, Policy Advisory Board, Beyond Transfer; Advisory Board, Community College Research Center.

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