Richard Brooks Towne

Background

Towne, Richard Brooks was born on November 16, 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Stephen Brooks and Ruth Ervilla (Peak) Towne.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1982; Master of Business Administration, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1991.

Career

Research technical, Ensign-Bickford, Simsbury, Connecticut, 1980-1981; photo microscopist, General Electric, Schenectady, New York, 1982; statistician, DuPont, Glasgow, Delaware, 1984; analytical chemist, Ciba-Geigy, Glens Falls, New York, 1984-1988; plastics engineer, Supply Chain Management Chemicals, Baltimore, since 1988.

Achievements

• Richard Brooks Towne has been listed as a noteworthy Plastics engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors 33d Democratic Club, Maryland., since 1993, American Voters for Environmental Justice, Maryland., since 1993. Member Society Plastics Engineers, American Chemical Society, American Society for Testing and Materials, National Organization for Women (chapter president, state vice president since 1990), Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Interests

• Avocations: politics, ice hockey, roleplaying games.

Connections

Married Melinda Frances Johnson, October 27, 1991. Children: Kimberly, Rebecca.

Father:

Stephen Brooks Towne

Mother:

Ruth Ervilla (Peak) Towne

Spouse:

Melinda Frances Johnson

child:

Rebecca Towne

child:

Kimberly Towne