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Elected to the House 1998, 2000

Biography

Date/Place of Birth: May 22, 1957
Ketchikan, Alaska

Residency in Alaska: Lifelong
Anchorage (over 20 years);
Fairbanks, Wrangell, Juneau, Ketchikan

Occupation: Attorney, Mother

Family: Husband - Verne Martell
Children: Nicolas, Matthew

Education:
Monroe High School, 1971 - 1975
Willamette University, 1975 - 1977
Georgetown University, 1978 - 1980
   - B.A. Economics
Willamette College of Law: 1982 - 1985, J.D.

Alaska State House of Representatives: 1999 - present
Chair, Labor & Commerce Committee: 2001 - present
Joint Armed Services Committee: 2001 - present
Community & Regional Affairs Committee: 2001 - present
Legislative Council: 2001 - present
Special Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs: 2001 - present
Finance Subcommittees: 2001 - present
   - Community & Economic Development
   - Education & Early Development
   - Labor & Workforce Development
Chair, Special Committee on Military & Veterans Affairs: 1999 - 2000
Armed Services Committee: 1999 - 2000
Community & Regional Affairs Committee: 1999 - 2000
Judiciary Committee: 1999 - 2000
Labor & Commerce Committee: 1999 - 2000
Finance Subcommittees: 1999 - 2000
   - Education
   - Court System
   - Military & Veterans Affairs

Political and Government Positions:
Co-Chair, Anchorage Legislative Caucus 2000
Commission on Postsecondary Education
Council of State Governments
National Order of Women Legislatures
Citizens' Advisory Board to Joint Committee on Military Bases
      in Alaska: 1998
Anchorage Equal Rights Commission: 1997 - 1998
District 14 Republican Chairman: 1995 - 1998
Mayor's Task Force on the Homeless: 1990 - 1991
National Council of State Legislatures
CSG-West Executive Committee

Business and Professional Positions:
Owner, Law Practice
First Bank Director
Alaska and Anchorage Bar Associations
Private practice with Anchorage law firm: 1989 - 1996
Anchorage District Court Attorney: 1987 - 1989

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Catholic Social Services Trustee
Government Hill Elementary PTA President
YWCA; Alaskans for Drug-Free Youth
Alaska Federation of Republican Women
Midnight Sun Republican Women's Club
Anchorage Republican Women's Club
Boys & Girls Clubs Board
Arctic Power

Awards & Recognitions:
FBI Director's Community Leadership Award for work in the prevention
      of drug abuse: 1993
Anchorage School District Outstanding Volunteer Award: 1998, 2000

Special Interests:
Family, Skiing, Camping, Fishing, Community Volunteer Work

biography last updated 11/20/2002

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