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CALVIN B. BALL, Ed.D., Chair, County Council (Democrat)
Chair, Zoning Board, Howard County, 2008-09, 2014- (vice-chair, 2009-13). Vice-Chair, Board of License Commissioners, Howard County, 2012-13, 2014- (chair, 2010-11). Member, Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2010-15 (chair, education subcommittee, 2010-15). Chair, Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2012- (member, 2011-). Past member, System Leadership Task Force, and Student Performance Review Committee, Howard County Public Schools.
Born in Catonsville, Maryland, September 2, 1975. Attended Woodlawn High School; Towson State University, B.A. (philosophy & religion), 1997; University of Baltimore, M.A. (legal & ethical studies), 1999; Morgan State University, Ed.D., 2008. Certification (mediation, 1998; quality matters peer reviewer, 2010; quality matters peer course reviewer, 2010), Community Mediation Program, Inc. Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy, School of Education and Urban Studies, Morgan State University, 2010-14. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 2012, 2016. President, Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus, 2014, Maryland Association of Counties. Member Kappa Delta Pi. Past member, Oakland Mills Village Board; Educator of the Year Committee, and Workforce Readiness Committee, Howard County Chamber of Commerce. Louis Goldstein Award for Democratic Spirit, 2003. Kittleman Award for Legislative Leadership, Howard County Association for Realtors, 2007. Community Champion of the Year Award, Celebration Church, 2009. Outstanding Volunteer Service Citation of Merit, Howard County Public School System, 2010. Marilyn Praisner Public Service Award, Maryland Association of Counties, 2015. Michaeline R. Fedder Legislator of the Year Award, Maryland Public Health Association, 2015. Married; two children.
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