2019 Economic Development Day in Annapolis

Kelly M. Schulz brings a wealth of knowledge to the Maryland Department of Commerce from her years of experience working in the government, in the private sector and as a small business owner. She had previously served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) since her confirmation in February 2015 and is also a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

At DLLR, she was responsible for managing an agency with nearly 2,000 employees and an operating budget of more than $375 million. Under her leadership, Maryland’s apprenticeship program grew to its highest level since 2008, with more than 10,000 apprentices statewide. DLLR’s Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Maryland program received national recognition for both innovation and effectiveness and was named one of the Top 25 programs in the 2018 Innovations in American Government Award competition.

A former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Frederick County, she served on the Economic Matters Committee from 2011- 2015. In addition to local issues, then Delegate Schulz took special interest in legislation relating to banks and other financial institutions, business, occupations and professions, economic development, labor and employment, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation.

Prior to embarking on a career of public service, Secretary Schulz sold real estate, worked as a program manager for a defense contractor and was a part-owner of a cyber security firm. She has received several awards including the Outstanding Recent Alumna Award from Hood College in 2011, and is proud to participate as a member in many local community organizations including the Libertytown-Unionville Lions Club and the Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company. Kelly is also a past Board member of the Frederick County Habitat for Humanity.

Secretary Schulz obtained her Associates degree from Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York and later obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.

A native of Warren, Michigan, Kelly currently lives in Frederick County, Maryland with her husband John Nowell and has two sons, Brandon and Bradley.

Member of Senate since October 1, 2013. Minority Whip, 2015-. Member, Finance Committee, 2015- (health subcommittee, 2015-). Member, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2014-; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2014-; Legislative Policy Committee, 2015-; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2015-; Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2015-; Maryland Economic Development and Business Climate Commission, 2015-. Member, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2013-15; Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2014; Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, 2014. Chair, Kent County Delegation, 2013-; Queen Anne’s County Delegation, 2013-; Caroline County Delegation, 2015-.
Member of House of Delegates, representing District 36, Caroline, Cecil, Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties, January 12, 2011 to October 1, 2013. Deputy Minority Whip, 2013. Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2011-13 (banking, economic development, science & technology subcommittee, 2011-13; unemployment insurance subcommittee, 2011-13); Business Climate Work Group, 2013. House Chair, Queen Anne’s County Delegation, 2011-13. Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2012-13.
Assistant Secretary of Planning, 2003-04. Assistant Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, 2004-06.
Member, Economic Development Commission, Queen Anne’s County, 2002-06; Bainbridge Development Advisory Board, 2011-; Mid-Shore Regional Council, 2011-; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2011-; Maryland Offshore Wind Business Development Advisory Committee, 2013-. Board of Directors, Upper Shore Regional Council, 2014- (council member, 2011-). Member, Governor-elect’s Transition Team, 2014-.

Pam Beidle grew up in Glen Burnie and has been living in Linthicum for the past 40 years, where she raised her three children and owned her own business.

Pam served on the County Council from 1998 to 2006, and in the House of Delegates from 2006 to the present. She is a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee where she chairs the Motor Vehicle and Transportation Policy sub-committee. She also serves on the Joint Audit Committee and the Maryland Tourism Development Council.

Pam’s professional career began in 1974 in the insurance industry, opening her own agency in 1979. She recently sold the business. Since 2004, she has served as a Director with Arundel Federal Savings Bank and currently serves as a board member on the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center Board. She is the managing member of Glen Oak
Professional Center LLC.

Pam has been active member of the community her entire adult career. Her memberships include the North County Chamber (NAACCC) for 39 years, the BWI Business Partnership, the Central Maryland Chamber and the Fort Meade Alliance. She has earned numerous awards for her work in the North County Community: NAACCC Presidents Award 2003 and 2013, Leadership Anne Arundel Volunteer Award 2012, Athena Award 2008, Nationwide Insurance Corporate Service Award 1997, Leadership Anne Arundel Distinguished Alumni Award 1998 and the Fannie Lou Hamer Award 2002. Beidle has been honored by the YWCA with the Twin Award in 1996 and the prestigious Maggie Boone Moss Award in 2014 for Service to the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County.

She graduated from Anne Arundel Community College with an Associate Degree and has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Towson University.

For the past 41 years, Pam has lived with her husband, Len, in District 32. They have three grown children, Nick, Nate and Lyndsey and six grandchildren.