Member, Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools, 2015-17; Work Group to Study the Implementation of Universal Access to Prekindergarten for Four-Year-Olds, 2017-18; School Safety Subcabinet Advisory Board, 2018-; Education Commission of the States (Maryland Education Council), 2020-; State Interagency Coordinating Council [for Toddlers & Children], 2020-.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, May 20, 1958. Attended Catonsville High School, Catonsville, Maryland; University of Maryland College Park, B.S. (mathematics education), 1980 (summa cum laude); M.S. (mathematics education), 1986. Retired high school teacher. Mathematics instructor, Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, 1986-87. Mathematics and computer teacher, Wilde Lake High School, 1980-2002. Mathematics teacher, Department chair, and instructional team leader, Reservoir High School, 2002-06, 2012-15. Mathematics teacher and Department chair, Marriott's Ridge High School, 2006-12. Adjunct instructor (mathematics education), University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2004-08. Member, Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics (recording secretary, 1988-90; hospitality committee, 1991; finance commitee, 1991-93). Math Team Coach, 2002-12. Entertainment Director, Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce, 2000-. Life member, Catonsville Historical Society. Outstanding Secondary Mathematics Teacher, Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1987. Teacher of the Year, Wilde Lake High School, 2002. Member, Catonsville Presbyterian Church (deacon, 1989-92; youth leader, 1994-2007; food server, light street soup kitchen, 1992-93). Married; three children.
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