Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
MSA SC 3520-12084

Biography:

Born Kathleen Hartington Kennedy in Greenwich, Connecticut, July 4, 1951. Oldest child of Robert F. and Ethel (Skakel) Kennedy. Harvard University, B.A. (history & literature), cum laude; University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 1978. Admitted to Maryland bar, January 18, 1985. Catholic. Married David Lee Townsend, 1973. Four daughters: Meaghan Anne Kennedy Townsend (b. 1977); Maeve Fahey Kennedy Townsend (b. 1979); Rose Katherine Kennedy "Kate" Townsend (b. 1983); Kerry Sophia Kennedy Townsend (b. 1991).

Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 1995-2003. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1995-2003. Chair, Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-2003. Co-Chair, Family Violence Council, 1995-2003. Chair, State House Trust, 1995-2003. Chair, Peabody Institute Oversight Committee, 1995-96. Chair, Task Force on Affiliation between Historic St. Mary's City Commission and St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996. Chair, Governor's Task Force on Children, Youth, and Families Systems Reform, 1996. Chair, Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs, 1998-2001. Chair, Maryland Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families, 1998-2003. Member, Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism, 1998-2003. Chair, Governor's Year-2000 Public Information Task Force, 1999-2000. Chair, Advisory Board on After-School Opportunity Programs, 1999-2003. Chair, Cabinet Council on Business, Economic Development, and Transportation, 1999-2003. Co-Chair, Safe Schools Interagency Steering Committee, 1999-2003. Member, Forum for Rural Maryland, 1999-2003. Honorary Chair, Statewide Corporate Steering Committee, eReadiness Maryland, Maryland Technology Development Corporation, 2001-2003.

Attorney. Presidential Deputy Assistant Attorney General., U.S. Deptartment of  Justice, Washington, D.C.,  1993-94; Executive Director, Maryland Student Services Alliance, 1990-93; Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1987-88; Instructor, Essex Community College, 1986-87; Instructor, Dundalk Community College, 1985-86.  Senior advisor, Appropriations Committee, House of Delegates, 1984-85. Assistant attorney general, Maryland, 1985-86. Member, Economic Development Commission, Baltimore County, 1987. Executive Director, Maryland Student Service Alliance, State Department of Education, 1987-93. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1988, 1996, 2000. Presidential Elector, Maryland, 1992. Chair, Democratic Caucus of Lt. Governors. Board of Advisors, Export-Import Bank of the United States (EX-IM Bank); Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University; Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Board of Directors, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation; National Institute for Women's Policy Research. Chair, External Advisory Board, Early Infant Transition Center, Kennedy-Krieger Institute. Board of Partners, Radcliffe College. Visionary Leadership Award, Healthy Families America, 2000. Clinton Center Award for Leadership, Democratic Leadership Council, 2002.

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