Background
Cino, Maria was born on April 19, 1957 in Buffalo. Daughter of Richard J. and Lucy M. (Tripi) Cino.
federal agency administrator lobbyist
Cino, Maria was born on April 19, 1957 in Buffalo. Daughter of Richard J. and Lucy M. (Tripi) Cino.
Bachelor in Political Science, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York.
Beginning March 2007 she was Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Arrangements (COA), which organized the 2008 Republican National Convention. She was the Deputy Secretary of the until replaced by Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret) on March 3, 2007. After Norman Mineta's resignation in July 2006 she served as acting United States Secretary of Transportation from July 7, 2006 to September 30, 2006 when the former Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Mary Peters, was confirmed by the U.S Senate.
Maria Cino was nominated by President George W. Bush as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation on April 6, 2005, and confirmed by the United States Senate a month later. Deputy Secretary Cino served as the Department’s chief operating officer, responsible for the day-to-day management of DOT’s $61.1 billion budget, 10 modal administrations, and approximately 60,000 employees. During his first term, President Bush appointed Ms.
Cino to serve as Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service at the In this capacity, she managed a worldwide organization responsible for connecting small- and medium-sized businesses with export opportunities and protecting all United States businesses overseas. Ms. Cino’s responsibilities included overseeing and distributing an annual budget of $200 million and supervising 1,700 employees at 105 domestic offices and 162 international offices. Ms. Cino most recently served as Deputy Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
In this capacity, she was the RNC’s top political strategist and chief operating officer, overseeing operations of the Committee during the 2004 election cycle. During the 2000 cycle, Ms. Cino served as the Committee’s Deputy Chairman for Political and Congressional Relations, while also serving as the National Political Director for the Bush for President campaign in Austin, Texas.
From 1993 to 1997, she served as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), managing the organization’s strategy, budget and daily operations. In August 2013, conservative Newsmax magazine named Cino among the "25 most influential women in the GOP". Prior to joining the Bush campaign, Ms.
Member House Administrative Assts. Association, Pi Gamma Museum.