​DORS Business Relations Directory

DORS Business Relations Team

Statewide Business Relations Program Manager
Wanda Peele
410-554-9408
[email protected]

Baltimore City​
​M. Steven Shields
410-333-6119
[email protected]

Baltimore, Cecil, Harford, Howard & Kent Counties
Savannah Buskell
410-321-4044
[email protected]

Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico & Worcester Counties
Jessie Ferrio
410-770-4646
[email protected]

Montgomery County
Shirish Dhungel
443-469-0964
[email protected]

Prince George's County
William Brownlee
301-967-7257
[email protected]

American Job Centers

DORS Business Relations specialists have regular hours (subject to change) at these Maryland American Job Centers:

  • Baltimore (Eastpoint): Tuesday, 10:00 - 2:00 (Steven Shields)
  • Columbia: Wednesday, 9:00 - 12:00 (Savannah Buskell)​
  • Easton: Wednesday, 8:00 - 4:30 (Jessie Ferrio)
  • ​​​Baltimore (Eastside Madison St.)​: Thursday, 9:00 - 2:00 (Steven Shields)
  • Hunt Valley: Tuesday, 12:30 - 4:30 (Savannah Buskell)
  • Largo: Thursday, 12:30 - 4:00 (William Brownlee)
  • National Harbor: Thursday, 12:30 - 4:30 (William Brownlee)
  • Randallstown: Tuesday, 8:00 - 12:00 (Savannah Buskell)
  • Salisbury: Thursday, 8:00 - 4:30 (Jessie Ferrio)
  • Wheaton: Monday & Tuesday, 8:00 - 4:30 (Shirish Dhungel)

Proud Partner of the American Job Center Network

DORS Business Relations Team


Wanda Peele


Steven Shields


Savannah Buskell


Jessie Ferrio


Shirish Dhungel


William Brownlee




The Vocational Rehabilitation program receives 78.7% of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For the Federal fiscal year 2025 the total amount of grant funds awarded was $62,023,386. The remaining 21.3% of the costs ($16,786,507) were funded by State appropriations.