Jeff Beeson serves as the Deputy Director and Chief of Staff for the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (W/B HIDTA) program. His responsibilities include the overall administration of the HIDTA program, including the budget, annual report, and Threat Assessment and Strategy, as well as direct oversight of the treatment, prevention and training initiatives. Additionally, he is responsible for managing the non-HIDTA grants and contracts that support new and existing law enforcement, criminal justice, drug treatment and prevention, homeland security, technology and information sharing initiatives. Prior to joining the W/B HIDTA, Beeson served as Assistant Vice President for the Division of Innovation and Applied Research at Towson University, responsible for a portfolio of state and federal grants and contracts valued at $5 million to support workforce and public safety initiatives throughout Maryland. He also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, overseeing correctional and adult education, apprenticeship, and workforce training programs. He served under two administrations within the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services managing reentry programs and supporting progressive criminal justice policies. Beeson began his career as a senate staffer working for U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland.