SILVER SPRING, MD – Samuel J. Parker Jr., and
Royce Hanson, chairman and vice chairman of The Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) today announced the appointment of Oscar S.
Rodriguez to the position of M-NCPPC executive director.
Rodriguez, an accomplished manager with more
than 25 years of experience in city management and government administration,
is currently the director of resource management for the District of Columbia,
heading the City Administrator’s Office. He has served the District in various executive positions prior to this
assignment, including Interim Chief Procurement Officer in the Office of
Contracting and Procurement for the District of Columbia, and previously headed
D.C.’s Center for Innovation and Reform.
As Executive Director, Rodriguez will serve as
Chief Administrative Officer of M-NCPPC, a regional agency set up under
Maryland state law and charged with conducting land use planning and acquiring
and preserving park land and open space in Montgomery and Prince George’s
Counties, as well as directing the public recreation program in Prince George’s
County. The bi-county agency employs
over 2,000 career staff and more than 5,000 seasonal employees and operates
under a $345 million budget.
In his new position, Rodriguez will be
responsible for coordination of the M-NCPPC budget; administration of
Commission-wide policies and procedures; direction of a centralized personnel
system including recruiting, training,
merit regulations, affirmative action, collective bargaining, labor/employee
relations, compensation and benefit plans; and the overseeing of central
administrative support for operating departments.
He will also serve as corporate secretary in the
execution of policy and legal documents for the Commission. The executive director
is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Prince George’s and
Montgomery County Planning Boards, which together make up The Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Rodriguez began his career as a budget and
financial analyst before progressing to several positions in local government
in Texas, including assistant city manager/director of planning for the city of
Del Rio, city manager for the city of Eagle Pass, and assistant city manager
for the city of Austin. Before joining
the District of Columbia government in 2005, he was senior municipal adviser
for the International City Management Association, providing advice and
technical assistance to local governments throughout the world.
Rodriguez has also provided advice on municipal
services, financial management improvement and organizational development
projects through Latin America as consultant to several organizations,
including the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program.
“Oscar Rodriguez brings an outstanding depth and
breadth of experience to the position of Executive Director,” said Chairman
Parker.
“We are confident that his considerable
knowledge and management skills will be of great benefit to the Commission and
its employees,” added Vice Chairman Hanson.
For additional information on The
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, log on to www.mncppc.org.