Background
OAKAR, Mary Rose was born on March 5, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Daughter of Joseph Oakar and Margaret Oakar (née Ellison).
Member of the House of Representatives
OAKAR, Mary Rose was born on March 5, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Daughter of Joseph Oakar and Margaret Oakar (née Ellison).
Bachelor in English, Speech and Drama, Ursuline College, Cleveland, 1962. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Ursuline College, Cleveland. Master of Arts in Fine Arts, John Carroll University, Cleveland, 1966.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Ashland University, 1978. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Ursuine College, 1984. Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Mary's Notre Dame, 1989.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Baldwin Wallace College, 1988. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Trinity College, 1987.
Instructor English and drama Lourdes Academy, Cleveland, 1963-1970. Assistant professor English, speech and drama Cuyahoga Community College, 1968-1975. Member Cleveland City Council from 8th Ward, 1973-1976, 95th-102nd Congresses from 20th District Ohio, 1977-1992.
Member Pepper Commission on Long Term Health Care, chair subcommittee international development, finance, trade and monetary policy. Chair task force on social security, elderly, women. Chair subcommittee on personnel and police.
Member banking, finance and urban affairs committee, select committee on aging, post office and civil service committee, committee on house administration, also numerous subcommittee. Partner Mary Rose Oakar and Associates. Appointed to Secretary Conference to Establish National Action Plan on Breast Cancer, 1994, by President Clinton to board directors Builders, For Peace, 1994, to policy to White House Conference on Aging.
Founder, volunteer-director Near West Side Civic Arts Center, Cleveland, 1970. Ward leader Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, 1972-1976. Member Ohio Democratic Central Committee from 20th District, 1974.
Trustee Federation Community Planning, Cleveland, Health and Planning Commission Cleveland, Community Information Service Cleveland, Cleveland Society Crippled Children, Public Services Occupational Group Advisory Committee, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland Young Women’s Christian Association.