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MD-MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Liquor Control
201 Edison Park Drive • Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tel (240) 777-1900 • Fax (240) 777-1962
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dlc

Director George F. Griffin

Mr. Griffin has been Director of the Montgomery County, Maryland,
Department of Liquor Control since February 2001 and served as the
National Alcohol Beverage Control Association’s (NABCA) Chairman during
2005/2006. Prior to his appointment, he served as Montgomery County’s
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for coordinating
and guiding governmental operations. Previously, Mr. Griffin served
as Special Assistant to the County Executive, a role he was appointed
to in December, 1994. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Griffin was the
Executive Director of the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase (B-CC) Chamber
of Commerce and a past president of the Metropolitan Washington
D.C. Council of Chambers. He has also been an associate broker with
a regional commercial real estate firm, and a small business owner. He
has served on numerous Boards of Directors and committees including
the Washington D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and the Strathmore Hall
Arts Foundation. Mr. Griffin graduated from Washington & Lee University
(Lexington, VA) with a bachelor’s degree in politics, and earned a master’s
degree in public policy from the University of Maryland (College Park,
MD). He resides in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife and son.

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