Members - Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk

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Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk

District

County

Prince George's and Anne Arundel

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Annapolis Info

425 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3502 | 301-858-3502
Toll-free in MD
Fax 410-841-3342 | 301-858-3342

Interim Info

425 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3502 | 301-858-3502

Contact

joseline.pena.melnyk@house.state.md.us

Party

Democrat

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Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0580 /CH0437 (SB0198) Title Health Care Disparities, Cultural and Linguistic Competency, and Health Literacy - Recommended Courses Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0629 (SB0575/CH0368) Title Health Occupations - Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Qualifications and Practice Limitations Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0650 (SB0281) Title Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maryland's Behavioral Health System Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0658 (SB0344/CH0342) Title Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0682 Title Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Referendum and Signatures Required for Petitions Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0716 /CH0269 (SB0347) Title Health Occupations - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements and Therapy Management Contracts Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0726 Title Sales and Use Tax - Online Sales Presumption Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0858 (SB0141) Title Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Former Foster Care Adolescents - Dental Care Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0909 (SB0582/CH0315) Title Pilot Program for Small Business Development by Ex-Offenders Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0944 (SB0539) Title Patient Referrals - Oncologists - Radiation Therapy Services and Nondiagnostic Computer Tomography Scan Services Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0945 (SB0626/CH0044) Title Registered Nurses - Local Health Departments - Requirements for Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0947 /CH0467 (SB0251) Title Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - School Counselors - Certification Renewal Requirement (Lauryn's Law) Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0979 (SB0580) Title State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners and State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Dry Needling - Registration Requirements Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1026 (SB0318) Title Community Mental Health Services - Telemental Health Services - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1080 /CH0116 (SB0576) Title 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Multiple-Line Telephone Systems - Direct Dial (Kari's Law) Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1084 (SB0581) Title Business and Economic Development - Maryland Design Excellence Commission Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1221 Title Maryland Affordable Housing Trust - Award Criteria - Preference for Multijurisdictional Applicants Sponsorship Type Primary
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0005 /CH0056 (SB0467) Title Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Newborn Screening Program Fund - Establishment Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0009 /CH0393 (SB0105) Title Maryland Licensure of Direct-Entry Midwives Act Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0042 (SB0527) Title Fair Employment Preservation Act of 2015 Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0045 Title General Provisions - Commemorative Days - National Healthcare Decisions Day Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0056 (SB0152) Title Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0065 (SB0224) Title Education - Maintenance of Effort - Lease Payment Exclusion Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0083 (SB0444/CH0350) Title Public Records - Inspection Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0094 (SB0051/CH0145) Title Commission on African American History and Culture - Duties Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0122 Title Task Force to Study the Impact of State and Local Taxes on Small Businesses Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0124 (SB0651/CH0374) Title Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Conviction of a Crime That Is No Longer a Crime Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0129 (SB0030/CH0003) Title Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation - Award of Contracts Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0158 /CH0403 (SB0243) Title State Personnel and Procurement - Service Contracts - Reporting and Audit Requirements Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0166 (SB0310) Title Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act - Establishment Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0181 (SB0069/CH0005) Title State Board of Pharmacy - Sterile Compounding - Compliance by Nonresident Pharmacies and Repeal of Permit Requirement Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0215 (SB0183/CH0477) Title Education - Geographic Cost of Education - Requirement Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0218 Title Election Law - Days of Early Voting Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0226 (SB0311) Title Election Law - Casting of Ballot by Mail - Public Communications Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0229 (SB0604/CH0043) Title Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protection for Interns Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0230 /CH0079 (SB0092) Title Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers - Repeal of Termination Date Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0231 (SB0110/CH0013) Title Developmental Disabilities Administration - Low Intensity Support Services - Definition Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0240 (SB0389) Title State Individual Income Tax - Rate Changes Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0243 /CH0344 (SB0350/CH0343) Title Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Participation Goal Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0304 /CH0314 (SB0652) Title Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0340 /CH0241 (SB0889) Title General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0344 (SB0390) Title Education - Due Process Hearings for Children With Disabilities - Burden of Proof Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0346 /CH0414 Title Court Personnel - Altering References from Master to Magistrate Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0357 Title Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0373 Title Real Property - Candidates and Campaign Volunteers - Access to Private Residential Areas Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0374 (SB0168) Title Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Marijuana Possession Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0375 /CH0417 (SB0403) Title Education - Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0376 Title Electric Companies - Vegetation Management - Local Law, Rule, or Regulation Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0377 (SB0373) Title Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Revisions (Maryland Clean Energy Advancement Act of 2015) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0382 /CH0244 Title Sexual Assault Survivors' Right to Know Act Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor

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Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0580 /CH0437 (SB0198)	Health Care Disparities, Cultural and Linguistic Competency, and Health Literacy - Recommended Courses	Primary	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437	Health and Government Operations 3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0629 (SB0575/CH0368)	Health Occupations - Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Qualifications and Practice Limitations	Primary	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 3/09/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0650 (SB0281)	Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maryland's Behavioral Health System	Primary	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Health and Government Operations 3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0658 (SB0344/CH0342)	Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program	Primary	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 3/03/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 4/02/2015 - 1:00 PM Judicial Proceedings
HB0682	Municipalities - Charter Amendments - Referendum and Signatures Required for Petitions	Primary	In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation	Environment and Transportation 3/03/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0716 /CH0269 (SB0347)	Health Occupations - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements and Therapy Management Contracts	Primary	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 269	Health and Government Operations 3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0726	Sales and Use Tax - Online Sales Presumption	Primary	In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Ways and Means 3/03/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0858 (SB0141)	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Former Foster Care Adolescents - Dental Care	Primary	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Health and Government Operations 3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0909 (SB0582/CH0315)	Pilot Program for Small Business Development by Ex-Offenders	Primary	Veto sustained (0-141)	Economic Matters 3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 4/01/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0944 (SB0539)	Patient Referrals - Oncologists - Radiation Therapy Services and Nondiagnostic Computer Tomography Scan Services	Primary	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Health and Government Operations 3/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0945 (SB0626/CH0044)	Registered Nurses - Local Health Departments - Requirements for Personally Preparing and Dispensing Drugs and Devices	Primary	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0947 /CH0467 (SB0251)	Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - School Counselors - Certification Renewal Requirement (Lauryn's Law)	Primary	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 467	Ways and Means 3/12/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0979 (SB0580)	State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners and State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Dry Needling - Registration Requirements	Primary	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Health and Government Operations 3/11/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1026 (SB0318)	Community Mental Health Services - Telemental Health Services - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners	Primary	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Health and Government Operations
HB1080 /CH0116 (SB0576)	9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Multiple-Line Telephone Systems - Direct Dial (Kari's Law)	Primary	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116	Health and Government Operations 3/13/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 4/02/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1084 (SB0581)	Business and Economic Development - Maryland Design Excellence Commission	Primary	In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters	Economic Matters 3/11/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1221	Maryland Affordable Housing Trust - Award Criteria - Preference for Multijurisdictional Applicants	Primary	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Rules and Executive Nominations
HB0005 /CH0056 (SB0467)	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Newborn Screening Program Fund - Establishment	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 56	Health and Government Operations 2/03/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 3/31/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0009 /CH0393 (SB0105)	Maryland Licensure of Direct-Entry Midwives Act	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 393	Health and Government Operations 2/11/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0042 (SB0527)	Fair Employment Preservation Act of 2015	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.	Health and Government Operations 2/11/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0045	General Provisions - Commemorative Days - National Healthcare Decisions Day	Co-Sponsor	In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.	Health and Government Operations 2/04/2015 - 3:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 4/01/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0056 (SB0152)	Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Health and Government Operations 2/05/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0065 (SB0224)	Education - Maintenance of Effort - Lease Payment Exclusion	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:15 p.m.	Ways and Means 2/05/2015 - 2:15 PM
HB0083 (SB0444/CH0350)	Public Records - Inspection	Co-Sponsor	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 2/20/2015 - 12:00 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0094 (SB0051/CH0145)	Commission on African American History and Culture - Duties	Co-Sponsor	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/11/2015 - 1:00 PM	Rules
HB0122	Task Force to Study the Impact of State and Local Taxes on Small Businesses	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.	Ways and Means 2/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0124 (SB0651/CH0374)	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Conviction of a Crime That Is No Longer a Crime	Co-Sponsor	Veto sustained (0-141)	Judiciary 2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0129 (SB0030/CH0003)	Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation - Award of Contracts	Co-Sponsor	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0158 /CH0403 (SB0243)	State Personnel and Procurement - Service Contracts - Reporting and Audit Requirements	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403	Appropriations 2/10/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 3/31/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0166 (SB0310)	Education - Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Act - Establishment	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Ways and Means 2/12/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0181 (SB0069/CH0005)	State Board of Pharmacy - Sterile Compounding - Compliance by Nonresident Pharmacies and Repeal of Permit Requirement	Co-Sponsor	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 2/12/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0215 (SB0183/CH0477)	Education - Geographic Cost of Education - Requirement	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means	Ways and Means 2/19/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0218	Election Law - Days of Early Voting	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Ways and Means 2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0226 (SB0311)	Election Law - Casting of Ballot by Mail - Public Communications	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.	Ways and Means 2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0229 (SB0604/CH0043)	Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protection for Interns	Co-Sponsor	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 2/11/2015 - 1:00 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0230 /CH0079 (SB0092)	Health Insurance - Assignment of Benefits and Reimbursement of Nonpreferred Providers - Repeal of Termination Date	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 79	Health and Government Operations 2/12/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 3/31/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0231 (SB0110/CH0013)	Developmental Disabilities Administration - Low Intensity Support Services - Definition	Co-Sponsor	Veto sustained (0-141)	Health and Government Operations 2/10/2015 - 1:00 PM	Finance 3/31/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0240 (SB0389)	State Individual Income Tax - Rate Changes	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.	Ways and Means 3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0243 /CH0344 (SB0350/CH0343)	Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Participation Goal	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344	Health and Government Operations 2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0304 /CH0314 (SB0652)	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 314	Judiciary 2/26/2015 - 1:00 PM	Judicial Proceedings 3/31/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0340 /CH0241 (SB0889)	General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241	Health and Government Operations 2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0344 (SB0390)	Education - Due Process Hearings for Children With Disabilities - Burden of Proof	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Ways and Means 3/05/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0346 /CH0414	Court Personnel - Altering References from Master to Magistrate	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 414	Judiciary 2/25/2015 - 1:00 PM	Judicial Proceedings 3/26/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0357	Vehicle Laws - Prohibition Against Smoking in Vehicle Containing Young Child	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.	Environment and Transportation 2/19/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0373	Real Property - Candidates and Campaign Volunteers - Access to Private Residential Areas	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation	Environment and Transportation 2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0374 (SB0168)	Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Marijuana Possession	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary	Judiciary 2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0375 /CH0417 (SB0403)	Education - Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417	Health and Government Operations 2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0376	Electric Companies - Vegetation Management - Local Law, Rule, or Regulation	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters	Economic Matters 2/19/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0377 (SB0373)	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Revisions (Maryland Clean Energy Advancement Act of 2015)	Co-Sponsor	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Economic Matters 2/20/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0382 /CH0244	Sexual Assault Survivors' Right to Know Act	Co-Sponsor	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 244	Judiciary 2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM	Judicial Proceedings 3/31/2015 - 1:00 PM

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Tenure: First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2006. Member of the House since 2007.

Current Assignments

2007- Health and Government Operations Committee

2007- Government Operations & Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2015 Chair, Public Health & Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operation Committee

2014 Joint Oversight Committee on the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

2007- Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc.

2007- Women Legislators of Maryland

2015 Regional Revitalization Work Group

2015 Chair, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

2015 Public Safety and Policing Workgroup

2015 Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders

Past House Service: House Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2011-2014; Public Health and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2007-2014.

Public Service: Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2015-; Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System, 2014; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2013-; Chair, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2011-2012; Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2011-; Task Force to Study the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services by State Agencies (House Co-Chair 2009-2010), 2009-2012; Vice Chair, County Affairs Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2008-2010; Task Force on the Preservation of Heritage Language Skills in Maryland, 2008-2009; Task Force on Health Care Access and Reimbursement, 2007-2008; Vice Chair, Law Enforcement and State Appointed Boards Committee, Prince George's County Delegation, 2007-2008; City Council, College Park, representing District 4, 2003-2006; Former Member, Recreation Board, College Park.

Memberships: Co-Chair, Latino Leadership Council, Maryland Democratic Party , 2010-; Eastern Region Board of Directors, Women in Government ; North College Park Civic Association ; West College Park Civic Association ; College Park Rotary Club .

Awards: Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2009-2011, 2007; Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League, 2008.

Biographical Information: Born, Dominican Republic, June 27, 1966; John F. Kennedy High School, Bronx, New York; Buffalo State College, B.A., Criminal Justice, 1987; University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York, J.D., 1991; Attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991-92; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Justice, 1997-99; Married, Three children.