Staff

I. Katherine Magruder, Executive Director

As Executive Director of the Maryland Clean Energy Center, Ms. Magruder is working to advance the adoption of clean energy products, services and technologies in the state. In this capacity she engages in business and workforce development initiatives, advocates for supportive public policy and financing programs.

Ms. Magruder most recently held the position of Chief of Staff at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, known for performing cutting edge research and transfer of technology discoveries to commercial application.

During her appointment to the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development as Director of Resource Based Industries, she built a program focused on sustaining agriculture, forestry, mining, fisheries and maritime industry sectors. Working with multiple agencies and in direct collaboration with the Maryland Energy Administration, she was a leader in efforts to develop a statewide approach to advancing alternative energy initiatives and business creation.

In the course of her work with various municipalities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, particularly on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Kathy led regional agribusiness and ecotourism initiatives recognizing the significant balance of environment, economy, and cultural character in effective sustainable development. She has written and collaborated on editorial content for several related plan publications, and holds a professional Certificate in Destination Marketing & Management from George Washington University School of Business & Public Management. She is recognized as a Certified Economic Developer by the International Economic Development Council. Kathy earned her BFA in Fine Art from Maryland Institute College of Art in 1982.

Terry Daly, Loan Program Manager

Terry Daly is an entrepreneur with expertise in the lending and real estate fields, which uniquely equips him to launch and manage the Center’s Clean Energy Loan Program.

Terry came to MCEC after a distinguished career on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. While there, he help to start a mortgage lending and real estate company in Ocean City and served as president of Coastal Association of Realtors and the Wicomico Rotary Club.

Terry began his career in lending career as the Regional Vice President of Loyola Federal Savings & Loan’s mortgage operation on the Eastern Shore. After the bank was sold, Terry started a new mortgage company in Salisbury, MD and later served as General Manager and Broker of the three Re/Max Premier Properties franchise offices in Ocean City.

He drew on his growing array of business skills to teach management, statistics and finance courses as an adjunct professor in the Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland for more than 20 years.

Recognizing the growing importance of a home’s and a facility’s energy efficiency credentials, Terry sees the significant upside potential of serving energy-conscious property owners in throughout the Free State.

Terry earned his Bachelor Degree in Business from the University of Delaware and an MBA from the Salisbury University. He served five years in the U.S. Army, completing his tenure as a Staff Sergeant.

Deborah Parrish, Administrator

 Before joining MCEC, Ms. Parrish worked at Standard Solar, Inc. in Gaithersburg, holding several positions as she helped grow the start-up company from 10 employees to more than 50. Prior to her work there and in the corporate sector in Maryland and Massachusetts, Deborah had a private psychotherapy practice in Tampa, FL. Her lifetime passion for health and wellness is currently focused on the health and sustainability of Maryland's environment and clean energy economy. She is a proud owner of a 3.6 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system, which has generated nearly 7 megawatts of electricity after 16 months.