ABOUT SHELDON FISHMAN

PTA Veteran:

• Maryland PTA Family of the Year 2001
• Vice-President for Administration, Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA)
• Area Vice-President, MCCPTA
• Corresponding Secretary, MCCPTA
• Ad Hoc Committee on the Math Audit, Curriculum Committee, MCCPTA
• Blair High School Delegate, MCCPTA
• Einstein Cluster Coordinator
• Vice-President, Einstein High School PTSA
• President, Oakland Terrace Elementary School PTA
• Numerous other local PTA positions

Education Advocate:

• Minority Achievement and Participation Review Team, Oakland Terrace ES
• Education Committee, Civic Federation
• Board Member, Partnership for Educational Policy
• Community Awareness and Education Committee, Mid-County Citizens’ Advisory Board
• Member, Consolidated Hebrew Schools Board of Education
• Principal Selection Committee, Oakland Terrace ES
• Co-Chair, MCPS Global Access and Finance FY ’98 Budget Committee

Civic Leader:

• President, Forest Estates Community Association
• Secretary, Democratic District 18 Caucus
• Vice-Chair, Democratic Precinct 13-24
• Boy Scout Den Leader, Pack Treasurer
• Assistant Coach, Montgomery County Recreation Department

Educator:

• Instructor in information systems, Johns Hopkins University
• Instructor in biostatistics, Strayer College
• Teaching Assistant in biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health
• Graduate of Hebrew Teachers College

Professional:

• Manager, Research and Information Systems, International Finance, Federal Reserve
• Chief, Research Management Information Systems and Technology, Office of the Director, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH
• Chief, Planning and Program Development, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Program Analyst, Department of Health and Human Services

Parent:

• Father of four MCPS graduates
  

Sheldon has an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and an M.S. in Biostatistics from Harvard University. He and his wife Lee, a nursery school teacher at Ohr Kodesh Early Childhood Center, have lived in Silver Spring for the past 30 years. He is currently an Internet specialist for the law firm of Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman.