ISIAH “IKE” LEGGETT
CURRENT POSITION
Montgomery County Executive
Montgomery County 2006-Present
ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND
Master of Laws
The George
Washington
University
Washington,
D.C. - 1976
Juris Doctor
School of
Law,
Howard
University
Magna Cum Laude
Washington,
D.C. - 1974
Master of Arts
Government, Howard
University
Magna Cum Laude
Washington,
D.C. - 1972
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science, Southern University
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana - 1967
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
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
EMPLOYMENT
BACKGROUND
July
1976
Professor of Law,
Howard
University
School of
Law
September 1979 - September 1986
Assistant Dean,
Howard
University
School of
Law
September 1978 - August 1979
White House Fellow
President's
Commission on
White House
Fellowships
July
1974 - July 1975
Attorney/Advisor
Office of the
General Counsel
Department of
the Navy
January 1991 – December,
1992
Legislative Assistant
Office of Congressman
Parren J.
Mitchell
7th Congressional
District of MD
October 1967 - March 1971
United States Army
Captain
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
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
National Bar Association
Iowa Bar
Association
American
Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar
Association
Louisiana 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
·
Leadership Award of Chinese Americans, DC Chapter,
2009
·
Asian American Leed, Leadership Award, 2009
·
Senior
Support
Center Services, Ongoing Dedication
2009
·
Alzheimer’s Association, Excellence in Leadership,
2009
·
George
Washington
University Law
School, J. William Fulbright Public
Service Award ***
·
NationalBreakfast of Champions Award, After School
Alliance Program ****
·
Korean American Association of the State of
Maryland Award
·
Maryland
Muslim Council, Community Service Award
·
Award (HAND) – Details to come from Rick
Nelson
·
Maryland
Washington Minority Contractors
Assn., The Best Inclusive Leader of the Year for Minority Business
Enterprise, 2008
·
Community Service Award, Bernie Scholarship Awards Program,
2007
·
National Jewish Democratic Organization, Tikkum Olam Award
for Outstanding Leadership and Service
·
Guru Gobind Singh Foundation, Service Award,
2008
·
Howard
University, Distinguished Alumni
Award, March 2007
·
Distinguished Leadership Awards, Legislative Black Caucus
of Maryland
·
The Martin Luther King - Heschel Award, JCRC,
2007
·
Director’s Appreciation Award, Jewish Council of
Aging
·
U.S.
Dept of Commerce, Outstanding Black History Month Presentation and Genuine
Support, 2007
·
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
1999 Co-Chairman
·
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 and
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