Chair, Town Commission, Town of Bel Air, 2000-01 (member, 1997-2001).
Member, County Council, Harford County, 2002-06.
Senior Governance Advisor, Karbala Province, Iraq, 2007-08. Director, Stability Operations Division, Foreign Service Institute, 2009. Senior Strategic Planner, Office of Provincial Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, 2009-10. Senior Strategic Advisor, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. State Department, 2010-13. Senior Advisor, Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations, U.S. State Department, 2013.
Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, July 8, 1958. Attended Bel Air High School, Bel Air, Maryland; The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (international relations), 1980 (distinguished military graduate). Served in Maryland Army National Guard, 20th Special Forces Group, 1976-78; Infantry Officer, U.S. Army, 7th Division, 1981-85. University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1988 (heuisler honor society; american jurisprudence awards). Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1988; U.S. Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court for District of Maryland; U.S. Tax Court. Attorney, Kerr-McDonald, LLP, 1988-2004, 2013-. Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Reserves, 2003-08. Senior Litigation Attorney, Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, 2004-06. Judge Advocate, U.S. Army 101st Division, Iraq, 2006-07 (bronze star; u.s. department of state meritorious honor award). Adjunct Professor (introduction to law), Community College of Baltimore County, 2004-05. Past member, Harford County Republican Central Committee. Married; five children, one grandchild.
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