Date/Place of Birth:
August 13, 1957
Baltimore, Maryland

Residency in Alaska:
Anchorage: 1980 - 1986
Eagle River: 1986 - present

Occupation:
Mother
Sales & Marketing Management
Telecom & Power Utilities
Vocational Counselor - UAA

Family:
Husband - Kit
4 Children - Shayna, Colby, Misty, Matt

Education:
Skyview High School, Smithfield, Utah:
     Graduated 1975
Wayland Baptist University
   - A.S. Human Services: 1992
   - B.S. Human Services/Business: 1994
University of LaVerne: 1997
   - Masters Organization Management/Human
     Resource

Alaska State House of Representatives:
2003 - present
Chair: Economic Development, International Trade
   & Tourism Committee: 2005 - present
Co-Chair, Joint Armed Services Committee: 2005 - present
Co-Chair, Resources Committee: 2004
Co-Chair, Safety Code Task Force joint
     Committee: 2003 - 2004
Vice-Chair, Joint Armed Services Committee: 2003 - 2004
Judiciary Committee: 2005 - present
Labor & Commerce Committee: 2003 - 2004
Military & Veterans' Affairs Committee: 2005 - present
Oil & Gas Committee: 2005 - present
Special Committee on Economic Development,
     International Trade & Tourism: 2003 - 2004
Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs: 2003 - present
State Affairs Committee: 2003
Finance Subcommittees
   - Administration: 2003 - 2004
   - Court System: 2005 - present
   - Environmental Conservation: 2005 - present
   - Labor & Workforce Development: 2003 - 2004
   - Military & Veterans' Affairs: 2003 - present
   - Public Safety: 2003 - present

Other Political and Government Positions:
President, Birchwood Community Council
Vice-President, Eagle River Republican Women's
     Club
Chair, Chugiak-Eagle River Friends of the NRA
Young Republicans

Business and Professional Positions:
Former Support Specialist/Sales
     Representative/Account Executive, Alascom
Former Marketing Manager and Partnership
     Development, AT&T Alascom
Former Senior Sales Manager, GCI
Former Manager Key Accounts, Chugiak Electric
     Association
Vocational Counselor, Work-Force Program,
     University of Alaska, Anchorage

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
National Rifle Association
Eagle River Chamber of Commerce
Alaska Outdoor Council
American Marketing Association

Special Interests:
Outdoor Activities, Reading, Travel, Needlepoint.

biography last updated 3/14/2005

Co-Chair:
Resources Committee
Safety Code Task Force Joint Committee

Vice-Chair:
Joint Armed Services Committee

Member:
Special Committee on Economic Development, International Trade & Tourism
Labor & Commerce Committee
Special Committee on Military & Veterans' Affairs

Finance Subcommittees:
Administration
Labor & Workforce Development
Military & Veterans' Affairs
Public Safety