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Karen Lewis Young's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

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

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, Women’s 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

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