Full Name:
Karen S. Montgomery
Gender:
Female
Family:
Married; 3 Children
Birth Date:
08/23/1935
Birth Place:
Middletown, NY
Home City:
Brookville, MD
MFA, George Washington University, 1976
BS, Science Education, Towson University, 1957
Senator, Maryland State Senate, 2010-2016
Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2002-2010
Member, Commission on Special Education Access and Equity, 2013-present
Member, Commission on the Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, 2013-present
Member, Task Force to Study the Impact of Expanding Credit and Noncredit Courses for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2013-present
Member, Health Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present
Member, Agriculture, Environment and Energy Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2007-present
Former Member, Commission on Aging, Montgomery County
Member, Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-present
Member, Maryland Commission on Autism, 2009-present
Member, Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2011-present
Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-present
Member, Maryland Green Caucus, 2003-2016
Member, Maryland Botanical Heritage Work Group, 2013-2014
Member, Task Force to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library, 2012-2013
Member, Midwives Work Group (DHMH), 2012
Member, Government Operations Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011
Member, Health and Government Operations Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011
Vice Chair, Land Use and Transportation Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2007-2011
Member, Public Health and Long-term Care Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011
Member, Long-Term Care Reform Work Group, 2010
Member, Veterans Behavioral Health Advisory Board, 2008-2010
Member, Public Safety Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2008
Member, Statewide Commission on the Shortage in the Health Care Workforce, 2007-2008
Member, Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate-Payment System, 2007-2008
Member, Agriculture and Rural Development Standing Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 2005-2007
Member, Agriculture, Agriculture Preservation and Open Space Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006
Chair, Endorsement Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2006
Member, Environmental Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003-2006
Member, Governor's Commission for Protecting the Chesapeake Bay through Sustainable Forestry, 2005-2006
Member, Local Government and Bi-County Agencies Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2005-2006
Co-Chair, Electronics Recycling Work Group, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004
Member, Task Force on Parking for Individuals with Disabilities, 2004
Member, Ethics Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003
Member, Housing and Real Property Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2003
Member, Motor Vehicles and Transportation Subcommittee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2004-20006
Executive Director, Arts for the Aging, Incorporated, 1994-1996
Development Coordinator, Bruce Adams Campaign for County Executive, 1994
Director of Development, Olney Theatre Center, 1989-1994
Assistant Director of Development, National Rehabilitation Hospital, 1987-1989
Faculty Member, Fine Arts Department, George Washington University, 1974-1987
Public Programs Coordinator, National Building Museum, 1985-1986
Executive Director, The Art Barn Gallery, 1982-1985
Board Member, Arts for the Aging
Former Member, Brookeville Historic Preservation Committee
Former Member, Brookeville Historic Preservation Committee
Member, Montgomery County Community Television
Founding Member, Montgomery Women
Member, Women's Committee, Washington Ballet
President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2008-2009
President-Elect, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2007-2008
First Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2004-2007
Second Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2005-2006
Director, Personal Giving, Arthritis Foundation, 1996-1999