Governor Martin O’Malley appointed Beverley K. Swaim-Staley as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) in September 2009.  She is the first woman to serve as Maryland Transportation Secretary.  As Secretary, Ms. Swaim-Staley oversees five modal administrations and the Maryland Transportation Authority with 9,000 employees and a $3.8 billion annual budget.  With nearly 12 years of experience as Deputy Transportation Secretary and Chief Financial Officer for MDOT, Secretary Swaim-Staley has the deep knowledge of transportation, along with the management and financial expertise that are necessary to make progress in these challenging economic times.  She oversaw the negotiations to execute one of the largest public-private partnership agreements in the nation to build a new 50-foot berth at the Port of Baltimore.