Bernard C. "Jack" Young, President, Baltimore City Council

Council President Young was born on June 26, 1954, to Ida Mae and the late Sandy Young. He is a native East Baltimorean and was educated in the Baltimore City Public School system. He is a 1973 graduate of Northern High School, and also attended the Community College of Baltimore.

Council President Young is a member of the United Baptist Church where he has been a member for more than 30 years. He is employed by the State of Maryland.

Council President Young is an active member of the Task Force to Eliminate Illegal Billboards, the Johns Hopkins Alcoholic and Other Drug Dependency Advisory Board, the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Council (HEBCAC), Advisory Board on Homelessness, Baltimore Public Markets Board, and the Baltimore City Parking Authority Board. Councilman Young is the co-founder of the Broadway Development Foundation and was awarded the Outstanding Young Men of America Award and the Martin Luther King Award for Community Service.

Council President Young is married to the former Darlene Brown. They are the parents of two daughters, Teaira and Kendra and son-in-law Brandon G. Lockett.

Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young