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Joseline Pena-Melnyk's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

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 George’s 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 George’s 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 George’s 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

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