David B. Mitchell

David B. Mitchell - Secretary Mitchell was appointed as Secretary, Safety and Homeland Security by Governor Ruth Ann Minner on May 12th of this year.  He was confirmed by the Senate on June 2nd. 

The law enforcement career of Secretary David B. Mitchell spans more than three decades.  He began his career in 1971 as a Police Officer in Prince George’s County MD.  He was appointed to the position of Chief of Police in 1990.  For the next five years he led the 38th largest police department in the nation that served a population of over 700,000 people.  In 1995 Governor Parris Glendening appointed


Secretary Mitchell to his Cabinet as the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police.  As Superintendent he led the seventh largest state police department in the nation for eight years, serving a population of over five million residents. 

Secretary Mitchell graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Technology and Management from the University of Maryland, University College.  He also earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law.  He is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Secretary Mitchell and his wife Cece have three children.