Biographical Information
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 15, 1965; Charles F. Brush High School, Lyndhurst, Ohio; Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, B.A., English, Art History, 1987; Director, Information Services, Henry J. Kaufman & Associates, 1987-1988; Marketing Associate, TCOM Systems, Inc., 1989-1990; Senior Line Designer/Researcher, Barton Cotton, 1990-1994; Volunteer, Baltimore Public Schools, 2000-2016; Campaign Manager, Mike Ertel for Baltimore County Council, 2009-2010; Mediation Coordinator, Orphans Court, Baltimore County, 2014-2019; Married; two children.
Tenure
Member of the House of Delegates since October 29, 2019, representing District 42A. First elected to the House in 2022, representing District 43B.
Current Assignments
2020 Appropriations Committee 2023 Chair, Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee 2023 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee 2020 Education and Economic Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee 2023 House Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland 2021 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
Past House Service
Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022.
Public Service
State Senator Jim Brochin's Scholarship Committee, 2003-2010; Volunteer, Baltimore County Public Schools, 2000-2016; Board of Directors, Children's Playhouse of Maryland, 2015-; Founding Member, Towson Families United, 2008-.
Memberships
Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; League of Women Voters; Sierra Club; Central Baltimore County Democratic Club.
Awards
Lifetime Membership Award, Maryland PTA, 2012; Outstanding Volunteer Award, Rodgers Forge Elementary School, 2009.
State representatives serve in their state's lower legislative chamber. Responsibilities include drafting and voting on state laws, representing their district's interests in the state capitol, serving on state committees, and shaping the state budget. State legislation covers areas like education, healthcare, transportation, criminal justice, and local taxation that directly affect residents' daily lives.