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Member, Citizens Advisory Board, Joseph D. Brandenburg Center, 1987-91; Governor's Flood Mitigation Task Force for Western Maryland, 1999-2002; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 1999-2002; Youth Centers Advisory Board, Department of Juvenile Justice, 2002-; Wetlands and Waterways Program Funding Work Group, 2011. Former member, Task Force for Economic and Community Growth, Allegany County.
Born in Cumberland, Maryland, August 18, 1953. Attended Bishop Walsh High School, Cumberland; Frostburg State College, B.S. (political science), 1975; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1978. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1980. Attorney. Member, Maryland State and Allegany County Bar Associations. Administrative Hearing Officer, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 1986. President, Board of Directors, Cumberland Central Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), 1986-87. Former member, Advisory Board, New Dominion School. Western Maryland Community Relations Representative to Maryland Environmental Service. Outstanding Maryland Public Official Award, Chemical Industry Council of Maryland, 1990. Legislative Law Enforcement Friend of the Year Award, Fraternal Order of Police, Maryland State Lodge, 1991. Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association, 1991. Outstanding Young Marylander Award, Maryland Jaycees, 1992. Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland and District of Columbia Professional Firefighters Association, 1993. Defender of Freedom Award, Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, 1993. Defender of Freedom Award, National Rifle Association of America, Inc., 2000. Historic Achievement Award, Westernport Elementary School, 2001. Marylanders for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Award, 2002. President's Award, Flintstone Volunteer Fire Department, 2009. Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, 2009, 2012. Outstanding Service Award, Maryland Sheriffs' Association, 2010. Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), 2010. Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Bail Bond Association, 2011.
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