Cicero Salles is the White Oak Planning Manager who serves as the County Executive’s representative for the White Oak Science Gateway (WOSG) Master Plan Area and other East County development efforts, including the US29 Corridor. Cicero works closely with the East County Regional Office Director and serves as a liaison between community stakeholders, advisory groups, businesses, development partners and County departments.

Among his previous positions, Mr. Salles worked for the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation, where he was chief of the Traffic Studies Section. In the private sector Mr. Salles worked on the implementation of National Harbor, the large and successful mixed-use development project along the Potomac River in Prince George’s County, and Beech Tree, a prestigious golf-course community with approximately 1,700 homes.

In addition, Mr. Salles’ prior experience includes serving as special assistant to the director at the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation and positions at the Prince George’s County Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s transportation planning division and the Sao Paulo Transportation Regulatory Agency in Brazil, where he oversaw various highway concession contracts. Mr. Salles was a planning commissioner for the City of Rockville during the planning and approval of the Rockville Town Center Master Plan.

Mr. Salles has more than 35 years of professional experience, working for both the public and private sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park, where he also obtained a Master of Science degree in Transportation Engineering.