GARRETT COUNTY, MARYLAND

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[photo, Lisa Thayer Welch, State's Attorney, Garrett County, Maryland] LISA THAYER-WELCH
State's Attorney (Republican), 1996-2023

State's Attorney, Garrett County, July 1996 to January 3, 2023. Assistant State's Attorney, Garrett County, 1987-96. Member, Child Fatality Review Team, Garrett County, 2000-; Partners After-School Advisory Board, Garrett County, 2000-; Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council [Drug-Free Communities Coalition], Garrett County, 2004-; Family Violence Coalition, Garrett County; Juvenile Review Board Advisory Committee, Garrett County; Narcotics Task Force, Garrett County; Sexual Assault Response Team, Garrett County. Coordinator, Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team, Garrett County, 2007-. Chair, Commission for Women, Garrett County, 2021- (member, 2017-).



Member, Youth Centers Advisory Board, 2004-23; Local Government Justice Reinvestment Commission, 2016-23.

Assistant Attorney General, Bureau of Support Enforcement, Garrett County, 1990-93.

Standing Master, Circuit Court, Garrett County, 1993-96.

Attended Southern Garrett High School, Oakland, Maryland; Washington and Jefferson College, B.A., 1982; Case Western Reserve School of Law, J.D., 1985. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1985. Attorney. Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Garrett County Bar Association; Maryland State's Attorneys' Association. Board member, Child Advocacy Center, Maryland Children's Alliance, Inc. Member, Advisory Board, Garrett County Chamber of Commerce; Advisory Committee on Education. 4-H Leader.

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