Richard Ortt has completed his time as Maryland State Geologist

Richard A. Ortt, Jr. has been promoted this month to Director of the Resource Assessment Service in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Rich has three decades of experience with Maryland Geological Survey, and became State Geologist in 2013. He served as AASG VP in 2017-2018, President Elect in 2018-2019, President in 2019-2020, and Past President in 2020-2021. Rich is a former U.S. Army officer whose military service included time in Baghdad. He holds a degree in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Thanks, and good luck with the next phase of your career, Rich!