Legislation
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan
- District
- 17
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (Vice Chair)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (Vice Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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2 West Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3134
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3134
Fax 410-841-3665
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2 West Miller Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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2 West Miller Senate Office Bldg.
11 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3134
Fax 410-841-3665
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2 West Miller Senate Office Bldg.
- Contact
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Cheryl.Kagan@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0010 (HB0750) | Vehicle Laws - Damaged, Obscured, or Modified Registration Plates | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0016 (HB0792) | Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0024 | Consumer Protection - Retail Sales - Return and Exchange Policy (Right to Refund Information Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0029 | General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0048 (HB0008) | Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Police Officer Certification - Eligibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0099 (HB0257) | Election Law - Affiliating with a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Recommitted to Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senator Kagan) |
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| SB0115 (HB0371/CH0220) | Election Law – Recounts – Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0129 | Election Law - Election Costs and Administration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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| SB0401 (HB0917) | Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0432 (HB0416/CH0182) | Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0458 (HB0494) | Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Prohibitions and Disclosures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0459 /CH0029 (HB0418/CH0028) | Grant Applications and Reporting - Maryland Efficient Grant Application Council - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 29 |
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| SB0460 (HB0261/CH0617) | Unemployment Insurance - Benefits - Election Judges | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means |
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| SB0492 (HB0522/CH0195) | Public Schools - Student Telehealth Appointments - State Guidelines, Policies, and Access | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Ways and Means |
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| SB0493 | Elections – Ranked–Choice Voting – Contests for Presidential Nomination in 2028 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0494 (HB0471/CH0353) | Election Law - Postelection Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0495 (HB1343) | Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0496 (HB0070) | Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0649 /CH0801 (HB1092/CH0800) | 9-1-1 Trust Fund - Purposes - Training in Telecommunications Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 801 |
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| SB0650 (HB0699) | Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0651 (HB0882/CH0451) | Business Regulation - Sale of Motor Fuel - Pricing Signage (Gas Price Clarity Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0709 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Internet-Delivered Absentee Ballot Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0762 | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB1068 /CH0450 (HB1141) | Department of Information Technology - Evaluation and Development of a 3-1-1 Portal Using Artificial Intelligence | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 450 |
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| SB1069 (HB0190) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1143 (HB0434/CH0513) | Persons Providing Lobbyist Compensation - Statement of Political Contributions - Exemption for Nonprofits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0033 /CH0281 (HB0837) | More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
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| SB0088 /CH0010 (HB0055/CH0009) | Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 |
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| SB0148 /CH0516 (HB0449/CH0517) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
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| SB0165 /CH0734 (HB0204/CH0733) | Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 734 |
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| SB0337 /CH0478 (HB0323/CH0477) | Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 |
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| SB0341 /CH0057 (HB0390/CH0058) | Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 |
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| SB0372 (HB0479) | Election Law - Deadline for Selection of Lieutenant Governor | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0425 /CH0062 (HB0386/CH0061) | Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62 |
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| SB0448 /CH0434 (HB0133) | Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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| SB0527 /CH0338 (HB0367/CH0337) | Community Colleges - Contraception - Access Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 338 |
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| SB0540 /CH0166 (HB0472/CH0167) | Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166 |
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| SB0567 /CH0300 (HB0539/CH0299) | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (Cameron Carden Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 300 |
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| SB0592 /CH0173 (HB0336/CH0172) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 |
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| SB0642 (HB0735) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0707 /CH0026 (HB1026/CH0027) | Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 26 |
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| SB0738 /CH0130 (HB0785/CH0129) | Freedom to Read Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130 |
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| SB0758 (HB0496/CH0761) | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0764 /CH0614 (HB1451/CH0613) | Arts Incubator Workgroup - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614 |
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| SB0783 /CH0595 (HB1435) | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
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| SB0797 /CH0170 (HB0903/CH0171) | Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
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| SB0864 (HB1020) | Universities at Shady Grove Regional Higher Education Center – Designation as Community of Innovation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0865 | Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0906 | Housing and Community Development - Conversion of Commercial Buildings for Residential Use - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0958 (HB1438) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0975 /CH0768 (HB1091) | Maryland Department of Health - Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program - Establishment (Supporting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768 |
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| SB0982 /CH0497 (HB1188) | Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
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| SB1058 (HB1181) | Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB1090 (HB1167/CH0293) | Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SJ0001 /JR0001 (HJ0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0480 /CH0020 (HB0585/CH0021) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 20 |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Bohrer Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $350,000 | $200,000 | $100,000 | $300,000 | |||
| David Scull Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 | $250,000 | |||
| EveryMind Headquarters | Introduced | Montgomery | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
| Identity Headquarters and Community Center | Introduced | Montgomery | $1,000,000 | $200,000 | $800,000 | $1,000,000 | |||
| Walder Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $350,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
- Tenure
- Member of the House of Delegates January 11, 1995 to January 8, 2003, representing District 17, Montgomery County. First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2014. Member of the Senate since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Vice Chair, Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Chair, Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Education Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2016 Joint Committee on Federal Relations
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2024 9-1-1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup
- 2015 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (Vice Chair 2020-2023), 2015-2023; Chair, Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2019; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2019; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2016-2024; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2016-2019; Joint Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2016-2024; Joint Audit Committee, 2015-2019; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR), 2019.
- Past House Service 1995-2003
- Appropriations Committee, 1999-2003; Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-1999; Joint Audit Committee, 2001-2003; Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2001-2003.
- Public Service
- Open Data Council, 2023-; Maryland State Arts Council, 2023-, 1995-2003; Workgroup on English Language Learners in Public Schools, 2021-; Commission to Advance Next Generation 911 Across Maryland, 2018-2022; Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2018-2020; Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2016-2020; Maryland Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation, 2016-; One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission, 2015-2016; Department of Transportation, Board of Advisors, 1997-1998; The Universities at Shady Grove, 2002-2007; Charter Review Commission, Montgomery County, 2003-2006; Alternative Community Service Commission, City of Rockville; Study Group on Organizational, Commemorative and Personalized License Plate Programs.
- Memberships
- Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, Maryland; Americans for Democratic Action, National Board, 1981-; Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, 2003-; Montgomery County Democratic Trustees, 2009-; Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, 2006-2008.
- Awards
- Government Leader of the Year, NG9-1-1 Institute, 2023; Friend of Municipal Government, Maryland Municipal League, 2019; Senator William H. Amoss Memorial Legislative Award, Maryland State Firemen's Association, 2019; National Leader Award, Next Generation 9-1-1 Institute, 2018; Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2017, 2003; Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2005; Woman of Achievement, Montgomery County Business and Professional Women, 2006; Leader of the Year, Greater Washington Board of Trade, 2001, 1998; Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 1998, 1997.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Washington, D.C., July 2, 1961; Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, Maryland; Vassar College, A.B. Political Science 1983; The American University (Washington Semester Program), Fall1981; University of Maryland, College Park, graduate study, School of Public Affairs 1991-1995; Maryland House of Delegates (District 17, Montgomery County) 1995-2003; Vice President, Strategic Message Design Group, 1999-2000; Executive Director, Carl M. Freeman Foundation, 2003-2007; Professor, Montgomery College 2008 - 2009; Executive Director, Education Fund, Americans for Democratic Action, 2010-2012; Director of Community Engagement, Mid-Atlantic Hub, Bnai Brith Youth Organization 2012-2014.
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