Member, Maryland Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety Task Force, 2009-10. Member, Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2011-; Task Force to Study the Renovation and Repair Needs of Senior Homeowners, 2012-13.
Member, Charter Review Committee, 1999-2002, and Traffic Committee, 2000-02, Town of Kensington. Member, Town Council, Kensington, 2002-07. Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Kensington, 2006-07.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, November 2, 1965. Attended Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio; University of Rochester, B.S. (electrical engineering), with honors, 1988. Certificate, Academy of Excellence in Local Government, University of Maryland, College Park, 2005. Board of Directors, Montgomery Municipal Cable, 2009-. Former telecommunications sales engineer. Vice-President, Kensington Historical Society, 2001-03. Member, Legislative Committee, Maryland Municipal League, 2006-07. Board of Directors, Committee for Montgomery, 2006-07; District 18 Caucus, Montgomery County Democratic Party, 2006-07; African-American Democratic Club of Montgomery County, 2006-; Maryland Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials. Charter member, Coalition of Kensington Communities (co-chair, traffic & transportation committee). Board member, Green Wheaton, 2011-. Member, Montgomery Preservation, Inc.; Sierra Club; Maryland League of Conservation Voters. Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League, 2008 (certificate of appreciation, 2009, 2010, 2011). Legislator of the Year, Maryland Black Mayors Association, 2009. Consumer Hero, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, 2013, 2014. Married; three children.
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