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Council Promotes 2 Acting Department Directors

Montgomery County Council unanimously approved the promotions of two of its acting directors to permanent positions during its Tuesday meeting.

Benjamin Stevenson, the current acting director of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation was approved to become the director of that department. His salary was set at $216,000.

Stevenson has 27 years of experience within the county’s Department of Correction and Rehabilitation and presided over the jail and reentry programs during the pandemic.

For the past 18 years, Stevenson has worked as an adjunct associate professor with the University of Maryland’s Global Campus’ Criminal Justice Department, teaching correctional administration courses. He also serves as an auditor with the American Correctional Association and is past president of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association.

Scott Bruton, who has been deputy director and acting director of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs since January, was chosen as director of that department. His salary will be $200,000.

Bruton spent the past seven years working for the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development in Washington, D.C., where he was senior vice president for housing policy, research and development. He also led the D.C. Preservation Network and was an instructor at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

County Executive Marc Elrich, who nominated both men for their positions, said of Bruton, “I believe his past success analyzing complex situations as a principal investigator and author supporting affordable-housing-related research and his track record of bringing together developers, tenant advocates and government leaders lays the groundwork for the kind of retooled approach we need for affordable housing in Montgomery County.”

Since 2005, Mr. Stevenson has worked as an adjunct associate professor with the University of Maryland’s Global Campus’ Criminal Justice Department, teaching correctional administration courses. He also serves as an auditor with the American Correctional Association and is past president of the Maryland Criminal Justice Association.

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