Council elects Chair Burroughs and Vice Chair Krystal Oriadha
The Prince George’s County Council has elected District 8 Council Member Edward Burroughs III as Chair and District 7 Council Member Krystal Oriadha as Vice Chair for the remainder of the 2025 Legislative Year.
At age 32, Council Chair Burroughs is the youngest Chair, based on known records, to serve on the Prince George’s County Council. In 2010, he became the youngest elected official in Maryland when was elected to represent District 8 on the Prince George’s County Board of Education. Burroughs, a life-long Prince Georgian, spent thirteen years serving as a Board Member, starting in 2008 when he was selected by his peers as a student member when he was a sophomore. He went on to work in the Office of the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney, leading the youth court division and developing innovative ways to steer young people away from the criminal justice system. He was sworn into his seat on the Council in Feb. 2022.
Council Vice Chair Oriadha was sworn into her seat on the Council in Dec. 2022. Her previous career accomplishments combine more than a decade of professional experience within the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She is co-founder of PG ChangeMakers, a grassroots organization addressing housing, food insecurity, healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, police reform, education, and systemic racism. She was the youngest Junior Project Manager for Hewlett Packard’s Global Enterprise Management Team, employed as a federal government Senior Communications Consultant, building national campaigns around issues including human trafficking, domestic violence, and adolescent pregnancy prevention. She was the recipient of the 2019 Innovation Fund 40 under 40 Award for Public Service and the 2018 Howard University Alumni MoveMakers Award. She also served on the 2019 Clinton Foundation’s 20|30 Leadership Council.
Chair Burroughs and Vice Chair Oriadha issued this joint statement:
"We look forward to working together and with our Council colleagues to advance policies that uplift our communities. Together, we will focus on expanding economic opportunities, improving public safety, and ensuring every resident can access quality services. We are committed to fostering collaboration, transparency, and equity in all we do.”