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Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy

CITCE Collaborative Planning and Implementation Committee

Background

Senate Bill 305 (2020) established the Collaborative Planning and Implementation Committee for the Crisis Intervention Team Center of Excellence (CITCE).

The Committee provides oversight of the Center's work and supports the statewide implementation of crisis intervention programs.

Its responsibilities include:

  • Reviewing the Center's services and training programs.
  • Developing performance measures and evaluation methods for the Center.
  • Recommending strategies to implement the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model at the municipal, county, and state levels.
  • Providing ongoing guidance and oversight for the Crisis Intervention Team Center of Excellence.

Membership 

Members are appointed for a three-year term.

  • James Rhoden, Director, Centers of Excellence, Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy (Chair)
  • Matthew Mellady, Deputy Director, Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions
  • Brandy James, Program Administrator, Urgent and Acute Care, Behavioral Health Administration
  • Marie Liddick, Director, Carroll County, Local Behavioral Health Authority 
  • Stephanie Slowly Little, Executive Director, NAMI Maryland
  • Shireka McCarthy, Councilmember, Seat Pleasant
  • Captain Jordan Satinsky, Montgomery County Police Department
  • Vacant, Representative for Maryland Association of Counties
  • Jen Corbin, Director, Anne Arundel County Crisis Response System
  • Lieutenant Brett Lysinger, Allegany County Sheriff’s Office
  • Dan Martin, Senior Director of Public Policy, Mental Health Association of Maryland
  • Dr. Jennifer Howes, Chief Mental Health Director, Division of Student Health and Well-Being, Johns Hopkins University