Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver Announces Changes to the Wicomico County Department of Information Technology

Salisbury, MD... Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver announced today that Ray Micciche, Director of Information Technology, is retiring from County service effective September 26, 2018. Ray has been an employee of Wicomico County since October 29, 1998. In his nearly 20 years with the County, Ray kept departments running smoothly through the constant flux of technological advancements and cybersecurity threats. Ray was instrumental in the implementation of the County's Financial Software System and County website re-design. Mr. Culver commented, "I am appreciative of the service rendered by Ray and wish him well in his retirement."

Deputy Director of Information Technology John Monar will be promoted to Acting Director. John is a 1997 graduate from Salisbury State University with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business. John was also a member of the Men's Lacrosse team and an All-America midfielder on the 1995 NCAA National Championship team. Following graduation from SSU, Mr. Monar was first employed by Harvard Custom Manufacturing as a Network Engineer from 1997 to 1999 and was hired by Wicomico County as a Senior Network Engineer in 1999 and promoted to Deputy Director of IT in 2012. John is a Wicomico County resident and married to Cortney Urban Monar. John and Cortney have three boys, Jason (6), Jacob (13) and Jered (16). John is an avid volunteer in the community with youth and high school sports at Falcons Youth Sports and Parkside High School.