COMMUNITY SERVICE
Montgomery County Council Member, December 1986 – December 2002

• President
  December 1990 – November 1991
  December 1997 – November 1998
  December 1998 – November 1999
• Vice President
  December 1989 – November 1990
  December 1996 – November 1997
  July 2002 – November 2002
• Chair, Transportation & Environment Committee
  December 1990 – December 2002
• Member, Education Committee
  December 1986 – December 2002
• Chair, Maryland Democratic Party
  December 2002 – December 2004

CURRENT POSITION
Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law, September 1975 – present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Master of Laws
  The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. – 1976
• Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude
  School of Law, Howard University, Washington, D.C. – 1974
• Master of Arts, Magna Cum Laude
  Government, Howard University, Washington, D.C. – 1972
• Bachelor of Arts
  Political Science, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – 1967

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

• Assistant Dean, Howard University School of Law
  September 1979 – September 1986
• White House Fellow, President's Commission on White House Fellowships
  September 1978 – August 1979
  
• Attorney/Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Navy
  July 1974 – July 1975
• Legal Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Department of the Navy
  May 1973 – September 1973
• Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Parren J. Mitchell, 7th Congressional District of MD
  March 1971 – June 1971
• Captain, United States Army
  October 1967 – March 1971

MEMBER OF THE BAR

• Supreme Court of Iowa
• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Supreme Court of Louisiana
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Federal Bar Association
• National Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Louisiana Bar Association
• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
• Iowa Bar Association
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• District of Columbia Bar Association

PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Chair, Montgomery County Human Relations Commission
• Chair, Montgomery County Hearing Panel on Employment Discrimination
• Board of Directors, Jewish Foundation for Group Homes of Maryland
• Board of Directors, Maryland College of Art and Design
• Board of Directors, Leadership Montgomery
• Board of Directors, Montgomery County Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• Board of Directors, African-American Business Council of Montgomery County
• Board of Directors, Washington Area Housing Partnership
• Board of Directors, METRO PFLAG
• Board of Directors, Great Hope Homes
• Board of Directors, Montgomery County Chapter NAACP
• Board of Directors, Montgomery Multiple Sclerosis Center
• Board of Directors, Impact Silver Spring
• Board of Directors (Treasurer), White House Fellows Foundations
• American Legion Post – Norman Price Post 68
• Montgomery Chapter Vietnam Veterans Association
• Vietnam Veterans Leadership Forum
• Burtonsville Kiwanis
• Montgomery Chapter SCLC
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
• Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity

HONORS AND AWARDS

• White House Fellow, 1978 – 1979
• Maryland State Teachers Association Leadership Award, January 2005
• Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce Champion Award, 2003
• Maryland PTA Life Membership Award, May 2002
• Sigma Delta Tau Legal Fraternity Outstanding Leadership Award, April 2003
• Elizabeth Scull Public Service Award for Leadership, July 2002
• Montgomery County Humanitarian Award, 2003
• Montgomery College Outstanding Service and Appreciation Award, 2003
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Potomac Valley Chapter - Public Service
• Leadership Award, June 2002
• Washington Area McDonald Black History Award, 2002
• Hispanic Democratic Outstanding leadership Award, 2003
• Distinguished Public Service Award – American Lung Association, 1999
• UFCW Minority Coalition Legislator of the Year Award, 2003
• Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, Vanguard Legislative Award, 2002
• Howard Law Alumni Association "Alumnus of the Year," 1985
• National Capital Area Boy Scouts of America – “Good Scout” Award, 1999
• Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association Award for Achievement in Environmental and Occupational Health, 1999
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Potomac Valley Chapter – Outstanding Community Service, June 1999
• Award for Outstanding Service to the Korean American Community in Montgomery County – Korean American Association of Maryland, 1999
• Secure Care Foundation Outstanding Service Award, December 2002
• Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts Outstanding Community Service Award, June 2002
• Hispanics United of Maryland – Outstanding Service Award, 1999
• March of Dimes WalkAmerica Appreciation Award for being Co-Chairman, 1999
• Vietnam Service Medal
• Vietnam Campaign Medal
• Bronze Star Medal with First and Second Oak Leaf Cluster
• Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster
• African-American Business Council of Montgomery County – Public Service Award, 1997
• MC/NAACP Pass the Torch Award, 1998
• Maryland Bar Foundation Professional Legal Excellence Award for Public Service, 1997
• KMCM Carman Turner Award, 1996
• Associated Builders and Contractors of Metropolitan Washington Outstanding Public Service, 1994
• Montgomery County Humane Society Humanitarian Award, 1993
• Montgomery County Interagency Fair Housing Group Award, 1988
• NAACP Award for Outstanding Leadership in Legislative Affairs, 1988
• Howard University Law School, Graduation First in Class, 1974
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter's President's Award, 1988
• Southern University's Distinguished Alumni, 1981
  Achievement Award, 1988
• Martin Luther King Foundation Distinguished Service Award, 1987
• Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. – Citizen of the Year, 1986
• NAACP Award – High Achievement, Role Mode, Public Servant Leadership, 1991
• Suburban Maryland Fair Housing Associates – Rita Morgan Fair Housing Award, 1987