DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES

SECRETARY

Office of Secretary
Dept. of Juvenile Services, One Center Plaza, 120 West Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 230-3100
e-mail: mdjs@djs.state.md.us
fax: (410) 333-4199; tdd: 1-800-945-5798
web: www.djj.state.md.us

Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., Secretary of Juvenile Services, February 2003. Photo by Richard Lippenholz.

Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-; Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-05; Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 2003-05; Children's Cabinet, 2005-. Member, Cease Fire Council, 2003-; State Child Fatality Review Team, 2003-; Correctional Training Commission, 2003-; Drug and Alcohol Council, 2003-04; Judges, Masters and Juvenile Justice Committee, 2003-; State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services, 2003-; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2003-; State Commission on Public Safety Technology and Critical Infrastructure, 2003-05; Maryland School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council, 2003-; Governor's Commission on Service and Volunteerism, 2003-; State's Attorneys Liaison Committee, 2003-; State Board of Victim Services, 2003-; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2003-04. Chair, Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement, 2003-04. Member, Task Force to Study the Mentoring and Monitoring of Children in the Custody of or under the Supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services, 2003-04; Coordinating Council for Juvenile Services Educational Programs, 2004-; Task Force to Study Criminal Offender Monitoring by Global Positioning Systems, 2004-05; Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, 2004-; Governor's Commission on Quality Education in Maryland, 2004-05 (subcommittee on school & community linkages); Advisory Council for Children, 2005-; Governor's Council on Family Violence Prevention, 2006-.

Member of House of Delegates, December 17, 1986 to January 8, 2003. House Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1990-2003. Member, Judiciary Committee, 1987-2003 (chair, family & juvenile law subcommittee, 1995-2003); Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1987-2003; Special Study Commission on the Maryland Public Ethics Law, 1998; Special Committee on Gaming, 2001-03; Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2002. Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures, 1993-95, 1998-99 (vice-chair, state federal assembly, 1992-93; chair, committee on commerce, labor & regulation, 1991-92; chair, assembly of state issues, 1998-99). Parliamentarian, Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, 1998-2003 (member, ethics committee, 2000).

Member, Mayor's Energy Conservation Commission, Baltimore City, 1982-87. Member, Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission, 1983-86; Advisory Board of the Shelter, Nutrition and Service Program, 1984-86; Herring Run Public Watershed Association Commission, 1989; Governor's Employment and Training Council, 1989-91; Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 1990-91; Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform of Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, 1995-97; Executive Committee, Council of State Governments, 1995-97; Family Violence Council, 1995-99; President's Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee for Trade, Office of U.S. Trade Representative, 1995-; Governor's Task Force on the Fair Imposition of Capital Punishment in Maryland, 1996; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1996-99; Commission on Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction, 1998-2001; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1999-2001. Member, Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2002-03.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, August 25, 1942. Attended Loyola High School, Towson, Maryland; University of Maryland; Morgan State College, B.A. (english literature), 1967. Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps in Lesotho, South Africa, 1967-71. University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1977. Attorney. Member, Maryland State Bar Association (section of labor & employment law; section of negligence, insurance, & workers' compensation). Chair, Maryland Committee for UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund). President, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., 1983-87. Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1988. Vice-Chair, Maryland Citizen Action Fund. Board of Directors, Eubie Blake Cultural Center; National Abortion Rights Action League. Member, Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Strategy Group, 1999-. Chair, Center for Advocacy and Governmental Ethics, 2001- (board of directors, 2001-). Legislator Recognition Award, Maryland Association of Counties, 1999. Two children.

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