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Edith Patterson's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Edith J. Patterson

Gender:

Female

Family:

Widowed: Ralph; 2 Children: Ralph, Robert

Birth Date:

11/18/1945

Birth Place:

Doswell, VA

Home City:

Pomfret, MD

EdD, Higher Education Administration, George Washington University, 1983-1991

MEd, Guidance & Counseling, Bowie State College, 1973

BS, Biology/Chemistry, Virginia Union University, 1968

Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 28, 2015-present

Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 28, 2022

Member, Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy, 2016-present

Member, Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business, 2016-present

Southern Maryland Representative, Rural Maryland Council, 2015-present

Chair, Charles County State Legislative Delegation, present

President, Elect House of D. Women's Legislative Caucus, present

Chair, Southern Maryland Legislative Delegation, present

Chair, Subcommittee on Racing and Gaming, Maryland State House of Delegates, present

Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, present

Member, Charles County Commission for Women

Member, Charles County Housing Commission

Chair, Charles County United Negro College Fund Drive

Member, Children's Aid Society

Former Chair, Protocol Committee, Maryland House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Election Law, Maryland State House of Delegates

Former Member, Subcommittee on Revenues, Maryland House of Delegates

Member, University of Maryland College Park Talent Search Advisory Board

2nd Vice-Chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2016-2018

Member, Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017

Member, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2012-2016

Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding, 2010

President, Globetown Associates

Director, Educational Talent Search, College of Southern Maryland, 1991-2011

Member, Charles County Board of Commissioners, 2005-2010

Counselor, Charles County Community College, 1974-1991

Member, Juvenile Services Education Programs Work Group, 2018-present

Member, Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity , Morgan State University, 2018-present

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Vice Chair, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2015-present

Member, Board of Hospice, present

Member, Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Bryans Road, present

Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc

Member, American Association for Counseling & Development

Member, American Association of University Women

Chair, Charles County Board of Education

Member, Charles County Children's Aid Society

Member, Charles County Commission for Women

Member, Charles County NAACP Branch #7016

Member, Congressional Black Caucus Education Braintrust - (Congressman Major R. Owens)

Chair, County Democratic Central Committee

Member, Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter

Member, Maryland Association of Boards of Education

Member, National Association of School Board Members

Member, Waldorf Kiwanis Club

President, Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter, 2004-2008

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