Resume

Skill Summary

• Admitted to Maryland Bar.  More than 12 years prosecutorial experience, handling felonies, misdemeanors and juvenile cases; responsible for investigation, indictments, pleas, witness contact and trials. Experience in District, Juvenile and Circuit Courts. Conducted hundreds of trials. Supervisory, mentoring and training experience. Current focus on fraud, embezzlement, identity theft, mortgage fraud, and other crimes with complex legal issues and the need for extensive documentary evidence.
• Solid legal research skills.  Law Review editor.
• Superior general writing, editing, and communication skills that have resulted in award-winning materials in several environments.
• Elected to Maryland House of Delegates, representing a diverse, multi-ethnic district. Member of Environmental Matters and Appropriations Committees, Real Property & Environment Subcommittees, Prince George's County Affairs Committee, Governor's Commission on Housing, Task Force to Study Identity Theft, Child Welfare Work Group, Career Technical Education Task Force, Ground Rents Workgroup, Foreclosure Workgroup, Task Force on Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Diversion, Statewide Towing Task Force, Task Force to Study the Title Insurance Industry. Deputy Majority Whip.
• More than 25 years executive-level experience in management positions in the corporate and nonprofit arena, with responsibility for marketing, public relations, client relations, research, and program supervision.
• Practical experience with local government and the political process, including more than five years service on the Prince George's County School Board, four years on the Mt. Rainier City Council, and four years on the Maryland State Democratic Committee.
• Strong interpersonal skills; proven ability to work with diverse constituencies; a record of providing leadership to large and small groups; demonstrated ability to develop plans and achieve objectives in difficult environments.
• Trained and experienced as a mediator.

Education

• J.D. with Honors, May, 1997, University of Maryland School of Law
• Ranked first in evening division; second in graduating class of 241; cumulative GPA of 3.92/4.00.  Order of the Coif. Editor, Maryland Law Review.  Teaching Assistant, Legal Methods.  Mediation Clinic. Intern, Judge Howard Chasanow, Maryland Court of Appeals.
• Teaching Fellowship, Urban Politics, University of Texas at Austin, 1970
• B.A., University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1969, High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa
• University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 1965-67, Regents Scholar

Employment Summary

• State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland, Assistant State's Attorney, January 1998-present
• Maryland House of Delegates, Delegate, District 47, January 2003-present
• Doyle Niemann Communications, writing, editing, graphic design and marketing services, 1994-2003
• Board of Education of Prince George's County, Maryland, Two-term Elected Member, 1996-2002
• ULLICO Inc., The Union Labor Life Insurance Company, Ulico Casualty, Zentith Administrators, Trust Fund Advisors, USA Life Insurance, Director of Corporate Communications, Washington, DC, 1986-94
• The Kamber Group, Vice President,  Washington, DC, 1983-86
• Rural America, Membership and Communications Director, Washington, DC, 1981-83
• The Youth Project, Community Jobs Clearinghouse, Project Director, Washington, DC, 1979-81
• National Center for Economic Alternatives/Exploratory Project for Economic Alternatives, Editor and Researcher, Washington, DC, 1978-79
• In These Times., Managing Editor, Chicago, IL, 1976-78
• Georgia Citizens’ Coalition on Hunger, Research Director, Atlanta, GA, 1975-76
• Atlanta Cooperative News Project, Managing Editor, Atlanta, GA, 1973-76
• Davi, Graham & Spruell, Legal Assistant, Atlanta, GA, 1971-73
• Space City News, Houston, TX, 1970-71
• Department of Government, University of Texas, Teaching Assistant, Urban Politics, Austin, TX, 1970

Educational Awards

• Order of the Coif, 1997
• Larry B. Shoda Award for highest GPA as an Evening Division student, 1997
• John L. Thomas Prize for second highest GPA in graduating class, 1997
• Alumni Association Award for highest grade in Criminal Procedure II, 1997
• American Jurisprudence Awards for highest grade in class in six subjects
• W. Calvin Chesnut Prize for outstanding scholastic achievement, 1994
• Corpus Juris Secundum Award, Criminal Law, 1994
• Margaret E. Coonan Memorial Prize for best work in Legal Methods, 1993
• Judge R. Dorsey Watkins Prize for best work in Torts in 1993-94 academic year
• Phi Beta Kappa, University of Texas, 1969
• Honor Society, University of Nebraska, 1965, 1966
• Regents Competitive Scholarship, University of Nebraska, 1965

Professional Awards

• Consumer Legislator of the Year, Maryland Consumer Rights Coaltion, 2008
• Telly Broadcast Media Awards, three awards for scripts, 1997 and 1998
• Second Place, General Excellence, International Labor Communicators Association, 1997
• Honorable Mention, Annual Reports, International Labor Communicators Association, 1995
• Award of Excellence, Annual Reports, Life Communicators Association, 1993
• Two Honorable Mentions, Marketing Materials, Life Communicators Association, 1993
• Finalists Award, ARC Awards, 1993
• Certificate of Honor, ARC Awards, 1993
• Award of Excellence, Sales Promotion, Life Communicators Association, 1992
• Best of Show, Annual Reports, Life Communicators Association, 1988
• Clarion Award, Excellence in Print Advertising, 1985

Special Training

• Flemming Fellow, Flemming Leadership Institute, 2006
• Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, Communications course, seminars, Landmark Education Corp, 1999-2002
• Managing Mentally Ill Offenders, University of Maryland, 2000
• Advanced Prosecutor Training, Maryland State's Attorneys Association, 1999
• Killer Cross Examination, MICPEL, Baltimore, 1999
• Mediator Training, Mediation Clinic, University of Maryland Law School, 1996
• Facilitator Training, Quality Service Management, Washington, DC, 1991
• Personal Effectiveness Program, Institute for Business Technology, Washington, DC, 1990
• Facilitator Training, Senn-Delaney Leadership Program, 1989
• Campaign Management and Organization, Citizen Leadership Foundation, 1982
• Grassroots Fundraising, The Youth Project, San Francisco, 1980
• Community Organizing, Midwest Academy, Chicago, IL, 1975

Civic Activities

• Board, Prince George's County Bar Association, 2008 to 2009
• Chair, Prince George's Task Force on Career Technical Education, 2007-09
• Co-Chair, Maryland Task Force on Delinquency Prevention & Diversion, 2007 to 2009
• Local Management Board, Prince George's County, 2007 to 2009
• Truancy Court Implementation Committee, 2007 to present
• Community Conferencing Advisory Board, 2007
• Judicial Work Group on the Role of Problem Solving Courts, 2007
• Prince George's Truancy Court Study Group, 2007-08
• Workgroup Chair, Prince George's County Towing Task Force, 2007
• Maryland Task Force on Identity Theft, 2006-2007
• Workgroup Chair, Governor's Housing Commission, 2004-2006
• Police Advisory Board, Mt. Rainier, MD, 2001-2006
• Board of Directors, President, Prince George's Swimming Pool, 1983-1997
• President, Fairland Gymnastics Booster Club, Laurel, MD, 1990-95
• Vice President, Hyattsville Middle School PTA, Hyattsville, MD, 1992-95
• Advisory Committee on Health Care Reform, 4th Congressional District, 1994
• Board of Directors, Leland Memorial Hospital, Riverdale, MD, 1990-93
• Chair, Community Advisory Board, Leland Memorial Hospital, 1990-93
• Board of Directors, Maryland Citizen Action Coalition, 1982-94
• Prince George’s County Economic Development Advisory Committee, 1985-92
• Elected Member, Maryland State Democratic Committee, 1986-1990
• Board of Directors, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 1981-1988
• President, Freeze Voter National Education Project, 1986-90
• Elected Member, Mt. Rainier City Council, Ward 2, 1983-87
• Board, Public Interest Computer Association, Washington, DC, 1982-88

Selected Past Clients

• Human Resources Development Institute
• Society of the Plastics Industry
• General Services Administration
• National Furniture Center
• Housing Investment Trust
• Building Investment Trust
• Sheetmetal Workers International Union
• Plumbers and Pipefitters Union
• Bricklayers International Union
• Building & Construction Trades, AFL-CIO
• Air Line Pilots Association
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• Transportation Workers Union
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
• Federal Supply Service
• National Sheetmetal Training Fund
• International Masonry Institute
• Paper Industry Benefit Funds
• EEI Communications, Inc.
• Xerox Corporation
• National Bankers Association
• Bureau of Primary Health Care
• National Business League
• Institute for Business Technology
• Democrats 2000
• National Council of Individual Investors
• Association Benefit Corporation
• Bankcard Holders of America