Edith Jerry Patterson

Edith Jerry Patterson DEMDemocrat

Delegate, District 28

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Edith Jerry PattersonDEMDemocrat Delegate, District 28
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Edith Jerry Patterson (born November 18, 1945) is a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates who represents district 28, which is based in Charles County. She previously served as a county commissioner from 2002 to 2010 and a member of the Board of Education for Charles County from 1983 to 1995.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
George Washington University
EdD Higher Education Administration
1983 - 1991
Bowie State College
MEd
1973
Virginia Union University
BS Biology/Chemistry
1968
Past Positions1 - 5 of 5
Delegate
Maryland State House of Delegates
2015 - Current
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
President
Globetown Associates
Other Experience1 - 39 of 39
Member
Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Bryans Road
Current
Member
Board of Hospice
Current
Member
Juvenile Services Education Programs Work Group
2018 - Current
Member
Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity , Morgan State University
2018 - Current
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Vice Chair
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
2015 - Current
President
Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter
2004 - 2008
Chair
Charles County Board of Education
Chair
County Democratic Central Committee
Member
Waldorf Kiwanis Club
Member
Charles County NAACP Branch #7016
Member
American Association of University Women
Member
American Association for Counseling & Development
Member
Congressional Black Caucus Education Braintrust - (Congressman Major R. Owens)
Member
Charles County Commission for Women
Member
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
Member
National Association of School Board Members
Member
Maryland Association of Boards of Education
Member
Charles County Children's Aid Society
Member
Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter
Chair
Subcommittee on Racing and Gaming, Maryland State House of Delegates
Current
Chair
Southern Maryland Legislative Delegation
Current
Chair
Charles County State Legislative Delegation
Current
Member
Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Current
President
Elect House of D. Women's Legislative Caucus
Current
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
Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business
2016 - Current
Member
Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy
2016 - Current
Member
Maryland Higher Education Commission
2012 - 2016
Southern Maryland Representative
Rural Maryland Council
2015 - Current
Member
Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding
2010
Chair
Charles County United Negro College Fund Drive
Former Chair
Protocol Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Revenues, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member
Subcommittee on Election Law, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member
Charles County Commission for Women
Member
Children's Aid Society
Member
Charles County Housing Commission
Member
University of Maryland College Park Talent Search Advisory Board
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