House Office Building, Room 241
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Post Office Box 1251
College Park, MD 20741
Full Name:
Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 3 Children: Camilo, Alejandra, Katerina
Birth Date:
06/27/1966
Birth Place:
Dominican Republic
Home City:
College Park, MD
Religion:
Catholic
JD, School of Law at The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo), 1991
BA, Criminal Justice, Buffalo State College, 1987
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 21, 2006-present
Candidate, Maryland States House of Delegates, District 21, 2022
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 4, 2016
Council Member, College Park City Council, 2003-2006
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Justice, 1997-1999
Member, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-present
Member, Maryland Military Installation Caucus, 2017-present
Member, Virginia L. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2013-present
Chair, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Committee (WSCC), Prince Georges County Delegation, 2011-present
House Co-Chair, Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services by State Agencies, 2010-present
Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2007-present
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2007-present
Member, Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2011-present
Former Member, Legislative Policy Committee, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Co-Chair, Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission, Maryland House of Delegates
Former Member, Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Regional Revitalization Work Group, Maryland State House of Delegates
Former Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations and Estates and Trusts, Maryland State House of Delegates
Vice-Chair, County Affairs Committee, Prince Georges County Delegation, 2008-2010
House Co-Chair, Task Force to study the Procurement of Health and Social Services by State Agencies, 2009-2010
Member, Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland, 2008-2009
Vice-Chair, Law Enforcement and State Appointed Board Committee, Prince Georges County Delegation, 2007-2008
Member, Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, 2007-2008
Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, United States Department of Justice, 1997-1999
Attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991-1992
Member, Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2015-present
Co-Chair, Latino Leadership Council, Maryland Democratic Party, 2012-present
Co-Chair, Latino Leadership Council, Maryland Democratic Party, 2010-present
Former Member, CASA de Maryland Incorporated
Former Member, College Park Recreation Board
Member, College Park Rotary Club
Member, Eastern Region Board of Directors, Women in Government
Member, North College Park Civic Association
Member, West College Park Civic Association
Member, Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System, 2014
Awards:
Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League, 2008
Legislator of the Year, Prince George's Young Democrats, 2014
Legislator of the Year, Maryland Association of Resources for Family and Youth
Legislator of the Year, Mid-Atlantic Behavioral Health Conference
Trail Blazer Exceptional Service Award, Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee