John W. Savich, County Administrator, joined St. Mary’s County in May 2001 as the Director of Economic and Community Development, and was appointed County Administrator in March 2007. Mr. Savich was previously employed by the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development in Olympia, Washington. He served as Director of Economic Development and in several other senior management positions within that department, with responsibilities spanning program management and policy development for economic and community development activities including business recruitment and retention, small business assistance, downtown development, rural development, tourism, technology development, development finance, and the state film office. From 1981 to 1991, Mr. Savich was employed by the Michigan Department of Commerce as Director of the Michigan Travel Bureau, Director of the Office of Strategy and Forecasting, and Deputy Director of the Office of Community Development. He was also employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Savich graduated, with high honors, from Michigan Technological University in 1977 with a B.S. degree in Forestry. During his career, Mr. Savich has served on numerous professional and volunteer boards and commissions including the Southern Maryland Navy Alliance; the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce; the Community Development Corporation; the Maryland Economic Development Association; State of Maryland Development Capacity Task Force; Southern Maryland Works; Southern Maryland Economic Development Association; Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board; the International Business Advisory Committee at the University of Washington School of Business Administration; the Washington Technology Center at the University of Washington; the Japan-America Society of Washington State; the King County International Trade Board; and the Thurston County (WA) Fire District Commission.