Member, County Council, Montgomery County, representing District 4, June 3, 2009 to December 5, 2022 (vice-president, Dec. 6, 2011 to Dec. 4, 2012, Dec. 5, 2017 to Dec. 4, 2018; president, Dec. 4, 2012 to Dec. 3, 2013, Dec. 4, 2018 to Dec. 3, 2019). Chair, Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee, 2010-22. Member, Management and Fiscal Policy Committee, 2009-10; Health and Human Services Committee, 2009-14; Education Committee, 2014-18; Education and Culture Committee, 2018-22.
Member, President's Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 2011-19 (early childhood education committee).
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, August 15, 1965. University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A. (psychology), 1987. Public Education Leadership Project, Harvard University, 2007, 2008. Founder & Executive Co-Director, Centro Familia, 1998-2004. 1st Vice-President, Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus, Maryland Association of Counties, 2015-. Member, National Academy of Public Administration, 2021-. Women Who Dare Leadership Award, State Department of Education, 2001. Woman of Achievement, Montgomery County Business and Professional Women Association, 2007. Hispanic Hero in Education, U.S. Hispanic Youth Entrepreneur Education, 2007. Heart of the Community Award, Community Teachers Institute, 2009. Elected Local Government Official of the Year, Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2010. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2009, 2013. Most Powerful Women, Washingtonian Magazine, 2013, 2019. Married; two daughters.
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