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. 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.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, November 2, 1965. Attended Cleveland Heights High School; 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. Married; three children.
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