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CAPC Executive Board
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The Executive Board governs CAPC by broad policies and objectives, formulated and agreed upon by the director and staff. These include assigning priorities and ensuring the organization's capacity to carry out programs by continually reviewing its work and assisting in all stages of development including building an endowment for academic chairs, fellowship programs, a Center library, and other programs. Executive Board Members: Senator Joseph Tydings served in the Maryland legislature for seven years. From 1961 to 1963 he was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, appointed by President John F. Kennedy. He was U.S. Senator from Maryland during the administrations of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. After leaving the U.S. Senate, he became a name partner in Danzansky, Dickey, Tydings, Quint & Gordon. In 1988, he joined the Washington office of Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky. Tydings joined Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP in 1996. In the 25 years since Tydings left the U.S. Senate, he has represented a wide array of clients with special legal and governmental problems. In the domestic arena, he worked as outside counsel for Giant Food Inc. on many different types of projects. In the international arena, he has represented the Embassy of Japan in its negotiations with the U.S. Department of State involving the licensing of the Tokai Uranium reprocessing facility. Tydings has been active in the civic, legal, and political communities of the State of Maryland for more than 30 years. Sandra Schubert Brock is president of SMD, LTD a consulting firm, which she created 20 years ago, specializing in space management, residential and yacht design, and construction management. Over the past four years she was responsible for a complete new interior design of the Governors Mansion in Annapolis, Maryland. Mrs. Brock also participated in the re-design of many principle public rooms of the Maryland Statehouse. Mrs. Brock is very active in the DC community. In 2002 President George W. Bush appointed Mrs. Brock to the National Air and Space Museum Advisory Board and the Presidents Commission for the Arts for the Kennedy Center. She chaired The Youth Team 2000, covering Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia for then candidate George W. Bush. Mrs. Brock also chaired the Salute to the First Ladies of the United States (this was the first ever event honoring all living First Ladies of the United States) and the opening ceremonies of the US Holocaust Museum. In 1996-1998, she organized and served as Chairman of the International Women's Leadership Summit (IWLF), which brought together for the first time virtually all past and present women Chiefs of State and Prime Ministers, to discuss challenges facing leaders in the 21st century. Mrs. Brock is married to Former United States Senator William E. Brock, they have a family of 6 children and 14 grandchildren. They live in Annapolis, Maryland, Key Largo, Florida, and Washington, D.C. F. Vernon Boozer served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 to 1979 and a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1981 to 1999. A graduate of Duke University and the University of Maryland School of Law, Boozer was Minority Whip of the Maryland Senate from 1990 to 1996 and Minority Leader from 1997 to 1999. He has served on numerous task forces and commissions including the State Advisory Council for Handicapped Individuals, the State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, the Correctional Options Advisory Board, the Family Violence Council, and the Maryland Stadium Authority. In 1999, he received Maryland's First Citizen Award which is presented to dedicated and effective participants in the process of making government work for the benefit of all. Al From is founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Democratic Leadership Council. He is chairman of the Third Way Foundation and publisher of the DLC's flagship bi-monthly magazine "Blueprint: Ideas for a New Century." A member of the Board of Directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Chamber Foundation, From was appointed by President Clinton to the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors in 1999. He is also co-chair of the Charter Schools Development Corporation and a member of the board of the American Council on Germany. Before founding the DLC, From was executive director of the House Democratic Caucus from 1981 to 1985. For two years - 1979 and 1980 - he was deputy advisor on inflation to President Jimmy Carter and from 1971 to 1979, he directed the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, chaired by Senator Edmund S. Muskie. Glenn F. Ivey is State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland. The State's Attorney's Office prosecutes everyone charged with committing a crime in Prince George's County. The State's Attorney's Office also investigates charges of police and public official misconduct and misuse of funds, and works to educate the community about crime prevention and the criminal justice system. Raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Dale City, Virginia, he earned his college degree from Princeton University in 1983, graduating with honors. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1986 and joined the litigation department at the prestigious Baltimore law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander. He later served as a federal prosecutor in Washington. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1990-1994, he handled approximately 40 criminal jury trials, as well as numerous appeals and grand jury investigations. In 1988, Gov. Parris Glendening appointed Ivey chairman of the Maryland Public Service Commission, where he had jurisdiction over the electric, telecommunications and gas industries in the state. He has served as the Chief Counsel to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, as Senator Paul Sarbanes' counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee, and as Congressman John Conyers' senior legislative assistant. C. Thomas McMillen is Chairman of the Board of Fortress America Acquisition Corporation, a homeland security acquisition firm. Over the last decade he has played a critical role in several prominent business ventures including serving as co-founder and chief executive of Complete Wellness Centers Inc., chief executive of Washington Capital Advisors LLC, and chairman of Sky Capital Holdings Ltd. He was a star basketball player at the University of Maryland at College Park and played 11 years in the NBA until 1986. In that same year he won the first of three terms as a Democratic U.S. representative from Maryland's 4th district. After finishing his term in Congress, he was appointed by President Clinton to Co-Chair the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports until 1997. He received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Maryland, and a Bachelor and Master of Arts from Oxford University in London as a Rhodes Scholar. Scott W. Reed is the chairman of Chesapeake Enterprises, a Washington-based consulting firm specializing in federal and state legislative, regulatory, and governmental matters for corporate clients. Prior to founding Chesapeake Enterprises, Reed was the campaign manager for Senator Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign. In this role, he oversaw the national campaign, which included political strategy, policy development, communications and advertising during both the GOP primary and the general election. In addition, Reed directed preparations for the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego and the vice presidential selection process of Jack Kemp for whom Reed served as chief of staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the George H. W. Bush administration. In 1993 Reed was appointed executive director of the Republican National Committee. He served as chief operating officer of the GOP during the elections in 1993 and 1994 when the Republicans gained control of both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate for the first time in more than 40 years. He is a native of Wilmington, Delaware and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University in New York. He and his family reside in Annapolis, Maryland.
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