ROBERT BALLINGER TIMELINE
sources:
http://ballinger4boe.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-ballinger/11/949/170
http://twitter.com/rdballinger2
1984: graduated Mount Saint Joseph High School
1988: graduated Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a BA in Communications & Political Science major; member Phi Delta Theta; active on alumnus advisory boards
After college: on-air producer with WBFF TV
1990-1995: District Executive of the York Adams Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
July 1999-April 2010: (BB: Started with Department of Corrections in July 1999) Director of Communications, State of Maryland (appointed by Gov. Ehrlich as the Director of Communication for the Maryland Department of the Environment)
* July 2007 publication from MD Department of the Environment names him as the deputy director of MDE's Office of Communications ( http://www.mde.state.md.us/ResearchCenter/Publications/General/eMDE/vol3no3/forum.asp )
* July 2010 article in Columbia Flier states that in April 2009 he left MDE to take care of his sons (http://www.explorehoward.com/education/73270/school-board-hopefuls-cite-goals-gripes) (BB: States that his son had behavioral issues that allowed him to take leave under the Family Leave Act. With accumulated over-time and comp-time, Bob was technically still an employee until 2010).
2003-Present: Howard County Disability Council * I can't find a website for this council. What is this? (BB: The Howard County Disability Council was a committee that was formed under the Governor's Office for Children)
2004: unsuccessful candidacy for Howard County Board of Education
2004-2005: Howard County School Board Budget Review Committee
2005-Present: Board Member of Howard County Autism Society
* He is not listed as a current Board member of this group; He is listed as an at-large member in 2008 but not in 2009. Newsletter archives on the HCAS site go only to 2008. (BB: I am an active dues paying member of the Howard County Autism society of America and the National Organization. I served on the Board until 2009 because of possible ethic issues that as a political appointee didn't want to be on the Board when the group lobbies on state issues and services)
April 2010-Present: Director Opposition Research and Communication, Maryland Republican Party (BB: I no longer work for the state party when I declared myself as a candidate)
Public Information Officer with Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Volunteer Activities Coordinator & Regional Public Information Officer with Division of Corrections
He is an active member of the Howard County Autism Society of America, Cure Autism Now, Howard County Youth Programs Baseball and Basketball (HCYP), Ellicott City Patriot Football (Assistant Coach) And the Columbia Ravens Travel Basketball Program (Assistant Coach). Every year, with his family, Robert serves as co-team leader for the Multiple Sclerosis Walk A Thon. The Ballinger Family also takes a leadership role with the St. Louis Catholic Church Clarksville Picnic.
Civic Activities
- Vice President - Northfield Elementary School PTA - Member of the Dunloggin Middle School PTA
- Howard County School Board Operating Budget Review Committee Member
- Former Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Chairman for the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
- Saint Louis Catholic Church Picnic Committee
- Cure Autism Now Maryland Chapter Fundraising Committee
- Former Maryland Charity Campaign Chairman with the Maryland Department of the Environment
- Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Employee of the Year 2000
- Governor of Maryland Award for Excellence in State Government
- Mount Saint Joseph Alumni Seal Award
- American Correctional Association Professional Certification
- York Adams Area Council Outstanding Citizen Award for Service
- United Way Outstanding Community Service Award in Education
