Date/Place of Birth: September 8, 1945
Anamosa, Iowa

Residency in Alaska: 1993 - present
Wrangell: 1997 - present
Tok: 1993 - 1997

Occupation:
Registered Nurse

Family: Husband - Woody
Children: Tad, Gina and Chris
Grandchildren: 8
Great Grandchildren: 1

Education: High School: Manchester, Iowa: 1960 - 1964
Kirkwood Community College: 1969 - 1973
   - Associate Degree in Science
   - Associate Degree in Registered Nursing
University of Alaska
   - EMT Training, Continuing Education
University of Chapel Hill
   - Nationally Certified School Nurse

Alaska State House of Representatives:
Health, Education, & Social Services:
     2001 - present
     Vice-Chair: 2001 - 2002
     Chair: 2003 - present
Judiciary Committee: 2006
Special Committee on Education: 2001 - present
House Special Committee on Fisheries:
     2001 - present
     Co-Chair: 2001 - 2002
     Vice-Chair: 2003 - 2004
House Special Committee on Ways & Means:
     2003 - present
     Vice-Chair: 2005 - present
State Affairs: 2001 - 2002
Transportation: 2001 - 2002
Finance Subcommittees:
   - Education & Early Development: 2001 - present
   - Health & Social Services: 2001 - present
   - Labor & Workforce Development: 2005 - present
   - Fish & Game: 2003 - 2004
   - Transportation & Public Facilities: 2001 - 2002
Southeast Caucus: 2003 - present
Fish Caucus: 2001 - present
Children's Caucus: 2001 - present
School District Cost Task Force: 2005 - present
Fiscal Policy Caucus: 2001 - 2002

Other Political and Government Positions:
North Carolina House of Representatives:
     1989 - 1993
Women's Legislative Network of NCSL:
     2003 - present
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
   - NCSL Fiscal Policy Committee: 2001 - present
Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER):
     2001 - present
Council of State Governments: 1990 - 1993
Western Legislative Forestry Task Force      (WLFTF): 2001- 2004
Wrangell/Petersburg Resource Advisory Committee
     (RAC): 2002 - present
Alaska Comprhensive Center Advisory Board:
     2006 - present
Alaska-Canada Electrical Intertie Steering
     Committee: 2006 - present

Business and Professional Positions:
Former Positions:
   - EMT, Tok Area Emergency Management Service
   - EMT I & II instructor
   - School Nurse
   - Store Front Business Owner
   - General Manager for a life insurance company
   - Dairy Farmer

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Former Member:
Pilot International - Vice-President
Rotary International
Business and Professional Women
Tok Ambulance Squad

Accomplishments:
Representative Wilson is the only woman to have served in two different State Legislatures.
   - Source: Center For American Women and Politics
   - Gilda Morales / Program Coordinator, Information Services

Special Interests:
Reading, Grandchildren, Traveling, Hunting, Boating, Church, Volunteer Work

biography last updated 8/23/2006

Chair:
Health, Education & Social Services Committee

Member:
Judiciary Committee
Education Committee
Fisheries Committee
Ways & Means Committee

Finance Subcommittees:
Education & Early Development
Health & Social Services
Labor & Workforce Development