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JOAN F. STERN
Chair, Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board, Montgomery County, 1988 (member, 1985-90). Past member, Police Advisory Board, Montgomery County. Chair, Task Force on Food Allergies and Restaurant Patrons, 1999-2001. Member, State Employees' Health Insurance Advisory Council, 2000-; State Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, 2000-03.
Born in Washington, DC, February 22, 1943. University of Maryland College Park, B.A. (government & politics), 1968. Commission representative, Human Relations Commission, Montgomery County, 1979-. Member, National Council of Jewish Women. Board of Directors, The Dwelling Place, 1988-90. Chair, Advisory Council on Career and Technology Education, 1989-92; Career Connection, 1989-95. Founder and President, Fair Representation to Establish Equality (FREE), 1989-. Steering Committee, Science and Technology Center, Montgomery College, 1990-. Vice-Chair, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 1994-98. Steering Committee, Business and Professional Women, United Jewish Appeal, 1997-99. Member, President's Club, University of Maryland University College, 1997-. Outstanding Service Award, Montgomery County Executive, 1989, 1991. Community Service Partnership and Volunteer Award for Outstanding Achievement, Montgomery County, 1990. Governor's Volunteer Award, Outstanding Community Service, 1990. Outstanding Service Award, Local Advisory Council, Montgomery County, 1990. Human Rights Award, Washington Metropolitan Chapter, United Nations Association, 1995. Legislator of the Year, Maryland Coalition for Local Telephone Competition.
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