302 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Full Name:
Karen Lewis Young
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Ron; 1 Child: Melissa
Birth Date:
06/21/1951
Birth Place:
Bronx, NY
Home City:
Frederick, MD
Religion:
Jewish
MBA, Marketing, Columbia University, 1977
MA, American History, Columbia University, 1974
BA, History, Franklin and Marshall College, 1973
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 3A, 2015-2023
Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 3, 2023-Present
President Pro Tempore Board of Aldermen, City of Frederick, 2009-2013
Member, Education, Energy and Environmental Affairs Committee
Member, Ending Homelessness Committee
Member, Federal Relations Committee
Member, Senate Vaccine Oversight Working Group
Member, Subcommittee on Education
Former Member, Audit and Evaluation Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations and Estates and Trusts, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Facilities and Pharmaceuticals, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Occupations and Long Term Care, Maryland State House of Delegates
Member, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Health Facilities and Occupations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2015-2017
Member, Citizen's Advisory Committee, Transportation Planning Board, 2014
Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Municipal League, 2010-2013
Chair/Board Member, Washington Council of Governments, 2010-2013
Vice Chair, Air Quality Committee, Washington Council of Governments, 2012
Vice Chair, Legislative Committee, Maryland Municipal League, 2012
Former Employee, American Express
Former Employee, Chase Manhattan Bank
Former Manager, CitiBank Branch
Former District Manager, CitiBank in Central Long Island
President, Karen Lewis Market Research, 2004-2006, 2008-2009
Director Market Research, Capital One, 2007-2008
Vice President/ Senior Deposit Product Manager, Allfirst Bank, 2001-2003
Vice President/ Industry Practice Leader, Claritas Limited Liability Corporation, 2000-2001
Senior Vice President/ Chief Marketing Officer, Farmer's and Mechanics National Bank, 1996-1999
Senior Vice President, Capital Bank, 1994-1996
Graduate Fellow, Academy for Excellence in Local Governance
Member, Academy of Finance
Member, Citizen Advisory Council to the Transportation Planning Board of WASHCOG
Member, County/Municipal Synergies Committee
Member, Easels in Frederick
Member, Elks
Member, Frederick County Commission for Women
Organizer, Frederick Festival of the Arts
Director, Fredericktown Players Development
Board Member, Friends for Neighborhood Progress
Member, Hadassah
Board Member, Kol Ami
Member, Leadership Frederick Steering Committee, Facilitator for Government Day
Board Member, Maryland Municipal League (MML)
Vice Chair, Maryland Municipal Legislative Committee
Member, Mental Health Association
Member, Rotary Club of Frederick, Signature Project
Member, SCORE
Member, United Way
Member, Womens Giving Circle
Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2020
Member, Human Trafficking Task Force, Frederick County, 2016-2018
Board Member, Friends for Neighborhood Progress, 2014
Chair/ Vice Chair/ Member, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), 2012-2014
Signature Project Manager/Member, Rotary Club of Frederick, 2003-2014
Board of Directors, Frederick County Humane Society, 2007-2009
Development Director, Fredericktown Players, 2006-2007
Board President/Member, Weinberg Center for the Arts, 1999-2004
Participant, Leadership Frederick, 1998
Number of Grandchildren:
1
Pets (include names):
3 Dogs: Yitzhak, Andy and Poppy