Ronnie Edelman

Ronnie Edelman originally hailed from New York State, where she attended college and law school.  After working for New York City’s Health Services Administration as a health educator and as a trouble shooter for the Education Task Force in the Mayor’s Office during the Lindsay Administration, she began a 30-year career with the U.S. Department of Justice.  She was hired in 1975 through the Honors Program as a trial attorney in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division and progressed to positions as Principal Deputy Chief in the Office of Special Investigations, the Terrorism and Violent Crime Section, and the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division.  Her work included the investigation and prosecution of criminal fraud conspiracies throughout the U.S., the denaturalization and deportation of World War II Nazis who entered the U.S. in violation of our immigration laws, nation-wide oversight of terrorism investigations and prosecutions, and the drafting of counterterrorism policy and legislation. Ronnie has been a frequent visitor to Kent County for decades and has lived in Galena since 2006.  She is active in many Kent County community organizations and non-profits, including Kent Attainable Housing, Chestertown RiverArts, Mid-Shore District AARP Tax Foundation, the League of Women Voters of Kent County, Chestertown Havurah, Kent County Library Foundation, WC-ALL Council at Washington College, and Echo Hill Outdoor School.