Richard C. Truitt Sr. is Deputy Code Director for Harford (Md.) County. He administers programs for issuing, maintaining and controlling of licenses and permits required by the county. He has served with Harford County 1994 when he started as a Plans Reviewer and also served as the Chief Building Inspector. He is an Executive Board Member of the Code Council's Region 7. He has been a member of the Maryland Building Officials Association since 1989, including serving as President. The Governor of Maryland appointed him to the Maryland Rehabilitation Code Council and the Maryland Green Building Council. He was elected to the Board Section E seat that includes the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and the Canadian Provinces New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec.