Full Name:
Paula Colodny Hollinger
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Paul; 3 Children: Ilene, Marcy, David
Birth Date:
12/30/1940
Birth Place:
Washington, DC
Home City:
Baltimore, MD
Religion:
Jewish
RN, Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, 1961
Senator, Maryland State Senate, 1987-2007
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Maryland, District 3, 2006
Majority Whip, Maryland State Senate, 2000-2002
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976, 2000
Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates Districts 12 and 11, 1979-1987
Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, 2004-present
Attainment Plan Task Force, Department of the Environment, 2003-present
State Board of Spinal Cord Injury Research, 2001-present
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2000-present
State Advisory Council on Medical Records Privacy and Confidentiality, 2000-present
Women's Health Promotion Council, 1999-present
Member, Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee, 1998-present
State Advisory Council on Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness, 1998-present
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1984-present
Member, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1979-present
Baltimore County Commission for Women, 1977-present
Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005
State Advisory Council on Pain Management, 2002-2004
Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004
Co-Chair, Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Disorder, 2000-2003
Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 1996, 2002, 2003
State Advisory Council on Pain Management, 2002
State Advisory Council on Quality of Care at the End of Life, 2002
Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2000-2001
Attorney General's Advisory Board on Ways that the Legal System Affects Care at the End of Life, 1997-1999
Task Force to Study Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children, 1997-1999
Task Force on Quality of Care in Nursing Facilities, 1999
Senate Chair, Joint Legislative Task Force on Organ and Tissue Donations, 1997-1998
Maryland Greenways Commission, 1993-1997
Task Force on Multiracial Designations, 1997
Member, Task Force on Drug-Addicted Offenders, 1995-1996
Sound Barrier Review Panel, 1995-1996
Task Force to Study Health Professional-Client Sexual Exploitation, 1994-1996
Long-Term Managed Care Advisory Committee, 1996
Co-Chair, Governor's Task Force on Assisted Living, 1995
Governor's Advisory Council on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 1987-1991
Governor's Task Force to Study the Crisis in Nursing, 1987-1988
Governor's Commission on Black and Minority Health, 1986-1988
Task Force on Violence and Extremism, 1983-1987
Task Force on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 1985-1987
Licensed Practical Nurse Study Group, 1982-1985
Commission on Nursing Issues in Maryland, 1980-1982
Myasthenia Graves Specialist, Acute Stroke Unit, University of Maryland Hospital
Public Health School Nurse, Baltimore County Department of Health
Night Charge Nurse Emergency Room, Mt. Sinai Hospital
Clinical Instructor, Psychiatric Nursing, Tuskegee Institute
Experience, Resident Camp Nurse
Head Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Mt. Sinai Hospital
Board of Trustees, Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Foundation, Incorporated, 2001-present
Executive Committee, National Association of Jewish Legislators Executive Committee, 1997-present
Board of Trustees, Transplant Resource Center of Maryland, Incorporated, 1997-present
Board Member, Jewish Family Services, 1995-present
Experience, B'Nai B'Rith Women
Experience, Beth Am Synagogure
Advisory Board, Center for Health Workforce Development
Board of Trustees, Group for the Independent Learning Disabled
Experience, Hadassah
Honorary Board Member, Juvenile Diabetes Association
Experience, Maryland Bar Association Committee on Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Medical Advisory Board, Maryland Organ Procurement Center, Incorporated
Advisory Board, Medical Eye Bank of Maryland
Experience, Na'Amat
Board of Directors, National Council of Jewish Women
Graduate Advisory Council, Notre Dame College
Experience, Organization for Rehabilitation and Training
Board of Directors, Progress Unlimited, Incorporated
Board of Directors, Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Hospital
Advisor to Board of Directors, United Way Community Partnership of Baltimore County
Nursing Faculty Associate, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1998-2001
President, Women Legislators of Maryland, 1986-1987
Member, Chancellor's Commission on Status of Women at University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1979
Secretary, Baltimore County Commission for Women, 1977-1978