Tenure

Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since January 11, 2023.

Current Assignments

2023 Health and Government Operations Committee

2023 Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2023 Health Occupations and Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2023 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland

2023 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

2024 2nd Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland (Member, 2023; At-large Board Member, 2023-2024)

Memberships

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Upsilon Epsilon Omega Chapter; Patapsco River Chapter of the Links; NAACP Silver Life Member; League of Women Voters of Baltimore County; Crosswell Farms II Community Association, Board of Directors; Southwest Baltimore County Democratic Club; Baltimore County West Democratic Club; Tenth District Democratic Club; Douglas Memorial Community Church; Reisterstown Improvement Association; American Legion Auxiliary Unit 263.

Awards

Howard County Rise to the Challenge Award, Public Health Hero, 2022; Annual Service Award, Douglas Memorial Community Church, 2021; Maryland Leading Women, The Daily Record, 2017; 20 in Their Twenties, The Daily Record, 2014.

Biographical Information

Born in Detroit, Michigan on April 21, 1988; Novi High School, 2006; Michigan State University, B.A. with honors, Political Theory & Constitutional Democracy, and Social Relations and Policy, 2010; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MSPH, 2012; Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD), Needs Assessment Coordinator, Wendy Klag Memorial Scholar, 2011; Bureau of Maternal, Child Health, Michigan Department of Community Health, Research Intern, 2011-2012; NAACP, Program Specialist, Health Programs & Partnerships 2012-2014; Manager, 2014; American Heart Association, Washington, D.C., Health Equity Partnerships Manager, Voices for Healthy Kids, 2014-2018; American Heart Association, Baltimore, Maryland, Community Advocacy Director, 2018-2019; Horizon Foundation, Senior Policy and Community Engagement Officer, 2019-present.