Date/Place of Birth:
March 24, 1948
Baltimore, Maryland

Residency in Alaska:
Anchorage: 1979
Kodiak: 1980 - present

Occupation:
Lawyer

Family:
Spouse - Kurt (deceased)
Children - Matthew, Sheree, Daniel (deceased)

Education:
La Mirada High School: 1962 - 1966
University of Southern California
   - 1966 - 1968
University of California Berkeley
   - : 1968 - 1970 B.A.
UC Berkeley School of Law
   - : 1970 - 1973

Alaska State House of Representatives:
2005 - present
Co-chair, Fisheries Committee: 2005 - present
Member, Communitiy and Regional Affairs Committee: 2005 - present
Member, Labor & Commerce Committee: 2005 - present
Member, Resources Committee: 2005 - present

Other Political and Government Positions:
Kodiak Island Borough Mayor
Kodiak Electric Association
Kodiak Lauch Complex Advisory Board
Board Member, Alaska Municipal League

Business and Professional Positions:
Admiralty Law Section, Alaska Bar Association
Disciplinary Area Hearing Committee
Alaska Bar Assocation
Maritime Law Assocation
Women's Fisheries Network

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Habitat for Humanity
Soroptimists
League of Women Voters
Kodiak Women’s Resource and Crisis Center
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
Fil/Am Association
Asociacion Latina de Mujeres de Alaska
Sons of Norway
Kodiak Arts Council
KMXT/Public Radio
Rotary

Special Interests:
Travel

biography last updated 2/28/2005

Co-Chair:
Fisheries Committee

Member:
Community & Regional Affairs Committee
Labor & Commerce Committee
Resources Committee

Finance Subcommittees:
Community & Economic Development
Fish & Game
Transportation & Public Facilities