Dear neighbors,

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My name is Danielle N. (Tyson) Singley and I am running for Baltimore County Council in District 1 which includes areas of Windsor Mill,  Woodlawn and Security Square Mall, Catonsville, Arbutus, Lansdowne, and Baltimore-Highlands.  If I am elected, it would be my absolute pleasure and honor to serve as your councilwoman! 

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About Me:

I am a 6th generation Baltimore County resident and a descendant of the historic African American communities of East Towson and Piney Grove. I was raised in Woodmoor, 21207 (Woodlawn) and currently reside in the community of Westview Park, 21228 with my family.  I am a proud recipient and graduate of both parochial-school and public-school education having attended St. Charles Catholic School in Pikesville, John Paul Regional Catholic School in Windsor Mill, Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mill, and the University of Maryland, College Park.

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I wholeheartedly believe in public service, volunteerism, taking care of our most vulnerable and being good stewards of our communities. I live this throughout my professional work and personal life. This was instilled in me as a child due to my family upbringing and Catholic faith. I grew up in an African American family with a strong multi-generational legacy of military service, civil rights activism, volunteerism, artistic freedom, creative expression and public service as artists, teachers, social workers, historians, and nurses.

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Professional Career

I am a human services professional with more than 25 years in aging-services. I began my career in aging at Charlestown Retirement Community’s Frederick House in Catonsville, Maryland as a student volunteer and employee. Currently I manage a large county-wide volunteer program for the Baltimore County Department of Aging that provides case management services to homebound older adults aged 60 years or more and developed a program that serves homebound older adults who are food insecure, at risk of social isolation and need supplemental assistance. The program partners with 30 food pantries and human services referring agents throughout Baltimore County and works to ensure eligible homebound older adults and their families are able to remain independent in their home for as long as possible. 

 

 Volunteer Service

For 10 years, I served as an advocate for children in special education enrolled in Baltimore County Public Schools, and in the pollinator gardens of the Benjamin Banneker Museum. In 2019, I was appointed by County Executive Johnny Olszewski to serve on the Baltimore County Diversity Equity & Inclusion Employee Council. My most recent volunteer service includes Area Vice President 5 and Executive Board member of the Baltimore County Employee Federation of Public Employees Union (an affiliate of the AFT and AFL-CIO union which represents Baltimore County employees in Payscale 1), and Executive Board Member and Chair of the Revitalization of Security Mall Task Force of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Randallstown Branch.

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Political Experience:

I have worked within Baltimore County Government for approximately 10 years, which has given me insight on how programs and services within local government are implemented on a day-to-day basis. For 10 years, I have worked cross-functionally with various Baltimore County agencies to build unique programs that fill gaps in services. I also serve on the Baltimore County Federation for Public Employees union board and served on the Baltimore County Diversity Equity and Inclusion Employee Council as an advocate for employees and equitable community services.

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 Additionally, I serve on executive board of the Randallstown NAACP,  chaired the Randallstown NAACP’s Task Force on Revitalization of Security Square Mall in Woodlawn and testified in support of the West Baltimore County Redevelopment Authority sponsored by a local senator.

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Prior to that, I along with other parents helped a local disability advocacy law center bring attention to the overuse of “focus rooms” and other isolation practices in Baltimore County Public Schools, that removed children from the classroom setting for prolonged periods of time and was often used as a punitive measure, without parental consent, without the parameters of an individualized education program, and disproportionately affected black boys as young as 5 years old with suspected ADHD.

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While Baltimore County Public Schools adopted some measures that better ensured adherence to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of our advocacy, there is certainly more work to be done and I look forward to continuing that work as Councilwoman.

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