Full Name:
Trent M. Kittleman
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widow; 2 Children: Samantha, Healther
Birth Date:
05/07/1945
Birth Place:
Baltimore, MD
Home City:
Catonsville, MD
BA, English/Math, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Certified, Executive Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University
MA, English Literature, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
JD, University of Maryland School of Law, 1988-1991
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 9A, 2015-2023
Candidate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 9A, 2022
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Oversight Committee on Pensions, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Civil Law and Procedure, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development, Maryland House of Delegates
Author/ Certified Leadership Coach/ Managing Partner, GenderStrategy, 2007-present
Political Comumnist, "The Contemporary Conservative" (weekly), Columbia Flier, Howard County Times
Author, "Why Must There be Dragons? Empowering Women to Master Their Careers without Changing Men."
President/Chief Executive Officer, Maryland Transportation Authority, 2004-2007
Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation, 2003-2004
Minority Council, United States Senate Government Affairs Committee, Senator Fred Thompson, 2002-2003
Senior Counsel/Vice President, Legislative Affairs, Marriott International Incorporated, 1996-2001
Associate Council, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, 1991-1996
Member, Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties Study Steering Committee, 2019-present
Member, National Rifle Association, 2013-present
Member, League of Women Voters, 2011-present
Member, American Association of University Women, AAUW, 2010-present
Member, Business Women's Network, 2010-present
Board Member, Community Foundation of Howard County
Member, Howard County Citizens Association
Member, Maryland Bar Association
Member, Maryland Federation of Republican Women
Member, Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
Member, Montgomery County Transportation Policy Task Force II
Member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Transportation Committee
Treasurer/ 1st Vice President/ President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2015-2020
Member, University of Maryland Legacy Leadership Program, 2011-2013
Board Member, Women's Giving Circle, 2008-2012
Candidate, Howard County Executive, 2010
Member, Howard County Republican Central Committee, 2006-2010
Consultant, New York Taxi & Limousine Commission, 2007-2009
Member, Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay, 2004-2006
Board of Directors, Columbia Foundation, 1999-2005
Board of Visitors, University of Maryland School of Law, 1998-2004
Minority Council to Chair, U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 2002-2003
Board of Directors/ President, University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association, 1992-2003
Member, Howard County Leadership Program, 1993-1994
Awards:
Women's Transportation Association Woman of the Year, 2004
Awarded an Maryland Department of Transportation Plaque
Awarded the Robert H. Kittleman Life Achievement Award by the Howard County Republican Party
Honored as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women, 2004
Favorite Book:
Gone with the Wind,
Why Must There Be Dragons?,
Anything by Janet Evonovich,
generic Mystery & Intrigue novels
Favorite Musician:
Les Mis
Favorite TV Shows:
The Wire,
Law & Order (the original),
Star Trek (the original),
The Dick Vandyke Show,
Leave it to Beaver,
The WestWing,
I Love Lucy,
The Five