I’m a community advocate, former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland, certified law enforcement trainer, and expert on healthy schools and public safety serving my first term on the Montgomery County Council.

I’m fortunate and grateful to have been elected in 2022 to represent the newly created District 7, and I’ve worked hard to bring world-class constituent service, innovative public safety programs to make our communities safer, improved behavioral health and crisis response, and increased access to pre-K and early childhood education to Montgomery County. Accountability in our school system, strong support for our local government public servants, and protection of Montgomery County’s farmers, food producers, and Agricultural Reserve are key priorities. I serve on the Council’s Public Safety and Health and Human Services Committees and as the Council’s Lead for Behavioral Health and Crisis Response.

I live in Ashton with my husband, Eric, and four children. I enjoy volunteering with the Boy Scouts of America and James Hubert Blake High School athletics, where my children spend a lot of their time! I also serve on the Advisory Board of Opera Baltimore.

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Raised in Williamstown, New Jersey by my adoptive parents, I grew up in a family of small business owners. My grandparents and parents ran an auto parts store and repair shop next door to the theater. It really was Main Street, and I loved helping to stock shelves at my family’s shop.

After graduating from my local public high school, I attended the University of Pennsylvania, where I received my B.A. in English, with a minor in Theatre Arts. As a first-generation college student, I was keenly aware of the opportunities afforded to me.

In 1997, I arrived in Maryland to attend the University of Maryland School of Law, where I received my degree with a concentration in Health Law. I had the privilege of serving as the first law clerk to the Hon. Lynne A. Battaglia on the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and enjoying a career as a trial lawyer in private practice. I then worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland before being elected to the County Council.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed raising our family in Montgomery County, serving in various roles including “party planner” mom and Little League coach. I’m proud to say that in the over 40 musicals, operettas, ballets and plays I’ve performed in my lifetime, I’ve been able to share the stage with my children on multiple occasions!

Select Professional, Board, and Leadership Experience:

• Office of the Attorney General of Maryland, Counsel to Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, Maryland Center for School Safety, Food Systems Resiliency Council, and Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group

• Advised State agencies on topics including open government and government operations, and oversaw the creation of the State’s Model Behavioral Threat Assessment Policy for K-12 Schools

• Chair of the Prevention Subcommittee of the Active Assailant Interdisciplinary Work Group

• Member of the Maryland Task Force to Ensure the Safety of Judicial Facilities, Behavioral Health Administration’s workgroup on involuntary commitment standards, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems’ Crisis Response Work Group, Youth & Families Subcommittee of the Governor’s Commission to Study Mental & Behavioral Health.

• Former Vice President of the Opera Baltimore Board of Directors and Board member of Olney Theatre Center, Transformation Theater, LLC, and the Bruce Montgomery Foundation for the Arts