Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Gene W. Counihan
MSA SC 3520-13249

Biography:

Born in Cumberland, Maryland, February 6, 1941.  Attended Fort Hill High School, Cumberland; Frostburg State College, B.S., 1963; The American University, M.Ed., 1970.  Five daughters.

General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Montgomery County, 1983-94.  Member, Ways and Means Committee; vice-chair, 1987-92; member, Taxes and Revenues Subcommittee.  Joint Expenditure Study Group on Health, Housing, Economic Development, and the Environment.  Member, Joint Budget and Audit Committee; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review; Spending Affordability Committee; Special Joint Committee on Energy Pricing.  Chair, Montgomery County Delegation, 1993.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Retired educator, Montgomery County Schools.  Part-time associate professor (instructor), The American University, University of Maryland, and Federal City College, 1967-73.  Youth program director, YMCA, 1968-70.  Consultant trainer, Center for Creative Communications, 1971-74.  Member, Democratic Central Committee, Montgomery County, 1978-82.  President, Montgomery Village / Gaithersburg Democratic Club, 1980-82.  President, Board of Directors, Montgomery Village Foundation, 1979-80; Seneca Valley High School Community Organization, 1981-82.  Member, Governor's Task Force on School Construction, 1992.  Chair, Task Force on Education Funding Equity, Accountability, & Partnerships.  Board of Trustees, Montgomery College, 1998-2003.  Maryland Government Relations Officer for WMATA.

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