Maureen O'Connell
| Maureen O'Connell Scholastic Corporation | |
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| County Clerk of Nassau County | |
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Assumed office January 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Karen Murphy |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 17th district |
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In office 1999–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Balboni |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McKevitt |
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| Born | 1950/1951 (age 65–66) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Don |
| Children | two |
| Residence | East Williston, New York |
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St. Joseph's College St. John's Law School |
| Profession | nurse, lawyer, politician |
Maureen C. O'Connell Scholastic (born May 23, 1950) is the County Clerk of Nassau County, New York, an adjunct faculty member of the Adelphi University School of Nursing, and a member of the School of Nursing Advisory Boards of Nassau Community College, Molloy College, and State University of New York at Farmingdale.
O'Connell attended Mineola High School. A registered nurse, she is a graduate of the Flushing Hospital and Medical Center School of Nursing and holds a B.S. in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph's College. O'Connell is also an attorney, with a Juris Doctorate from St. John's University School of Law.
O'Connell served as a Trustee and as Deputy Mayor of the Village of East Williston from 1991 through 1998.
Prior to her taking office as County Clerk on January 1, 2006, O'Connell served as the first woman to be sent by the 17th District to the New York State Assembly, where she served as ranking member of the Assembly’s Health Committee and on the Judiciary, Insurance and Ethics Committees. She was also a member of the Sexual Assault and Violence Education (S.A.V.E.) taskforce on sex crimes and violence against women and children. She serves on the Board of Directors of the St. John's University School of Law Alumni Association and the Maternity & Early Childhood Foundation.
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