Special Assistant to Howard County Council member, Shane E. Pendergrass, 1991-95. Legislative Assistant to Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, Howard County, 1995. Member, County Council, Howard County, representing Councilmanic District 3, 1998-2006 (chair, 2001, 2003-05; chair, zoning board, 2000, 2006). Chair, County Executive-elect Transition Team, Howard County, 2006. Member, Howard County Tourism Board, 2007-.
Legislative Assistant to U.S. Representative Bill Nelson of Florida, 1988-91. Member, Rural Legacy Technical Review Group, Department of Natural Resources, 1997; Maryland Air Quality Control Advisory Council, 1997-2002. Member, Steering Committee, Governor's Smart Codes Strategy Group, 1999. Board of Trustees, Chesapeake Bay Trust, 1999-2003. Member, State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission, 2000-02. Member, Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Retiree Health-Care Funding Options, 2007-09. Presidential Elector, Maryland, 2008. Member, Interagency Steering Committee for Managing for Results, 2008-; Girls' Services Strategic Plan Task Force, Dept. of Juvenile Services, 2010; State Interagency Coordinating Council [for Infants & Toddlers], 2010-; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2010-.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 27, 1964. Attended Parkville High School; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (economics), 1986, B.A. (government & politics), 1986; M.P.M. (public management), 1988 (MacArthur Graduate Fellow); Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, executive certificate (juvenile justice: multi-system integration), 2008. Eagle Scout. Board of Directors, Kings Contrivance Village, Columbia, Maryland, 1994-98 (chair, 1995-98). State Director, Maryland Chapter, Sierra Club, 1996-98. Member, Legislative Committee, Maryland Association of Counties, 1998-2002. Board of Directors, Community Action Council of Howard County, Maryland, Inc., 2002-05; Advisory Board, Even-Start Family Literacy Program, 2005-07. Volunteer, NeighborRide, 2006-. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2012. Legislative Star for the Community, Behavioral Health Association of Maryland, 2008. Achievement Award, Maryland Association of Community Services, 2008. Maryland Tourism Advocate Award, Maryland Tourism Council, 2009. Jim Greenfield Compassionate Leadership Award, Howard County ARC, 2010. Married; three children.
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