Education
Strayer University.
Strayer University.
She was a native of Leonardtown, Saint Mary"s County, Maryland. Mistress Mandel died from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig"s Disease). Jeanne Blackistone Dorsey was elected to be one of Leonardtown"s Town Commissioners in 1968, the first woman elected to public office in Saint Mary"s County.
She served two consecutive two-year terms in that office while holding the position of Leonardtown"s first female police commissioner.
She also served for two years as vice-chair of the Southern Maryland Municipal League and as a member of the Board of Parks and Recreation of Saint Mary's County.