Marital Status: Married - one son.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from West Virginia University, 1969.
Post-graduate work in Education at West Virginia University, summer of 1970.
Employment: Social Studies Teacher, Grades 7-12, at Suttle School, Perry County, Alabama, 1969-1970.
American Government and Economics Teacher at Selma High School, Selma, Alabama, 1970-1972.
Campaign Coordinator for Citizens for Progress Through Education, a statewide coalition of business, labor, community, and education groups supporting the passage of the Uniform School Funding Amendment; September, 1987 to March, 1988.
Temporary replacement for the Deputy Secretary of State while on leave of absence, responsible for election law reform and voter education; January, 1989 to April, 1989.
Campaign Coordinator for People for Better Government, a statewide political action committee supporting the passage of three constitutional amendments; June, 1989 to October, 1989.
Facilitator for the West Virginia School Board's Effectiveness Program, part of a national pilot project developed to help local school boards govern more effectively; November, 1989 to January, 1991.
League of Women Voters Activity: Joined the League of Women Voters of the Charleston Area, West Virginia in 1975.
Local: Member of the Local League Board of Directors, 1975-1984.
Local League President, 1981-1983.
Nominating Committee Chair, 1984-1985.
Member of Nominating Committee, 1986-1987.
State: Member of the State League Board of Directors and Legislative Action Committee, 1977-1981.
State League President, 1983-1987
Chair, League of Women Voters of West Virginia Endowment Trust, 1983 to 1992.
National: Off-Board member of the League of Women Voters of the United States Agriculture Study Committee, 1986-1988.
Member of the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States and Trustee of The League of Women Voters Education Fund, 19881992.
LWVUS Program Planning Chair, 1989-1990.
LWVUS Council Planning Chair, 1990-1991
LWVUS 75th Anniversary Co-Chair, 1991-1992. Education Fund Trustee overseeing the Agriculture Project, 1988-1992.
Education Fund Trustee overseeing the Groundwater Project, 1990-1992.
LWVUS President/LWVEF Chair, 1992 to present.
Other Activities:
Local: Chair of the City of St. Albans Charter Review Committee, 1979-1980; member of the City of St. Albans Parks and Recreation Committee, 1982-1986; member of the Kanawha County Metro Government Committee, 1985-1986.
State: Chair of West Virginia Citizens for Passage of Constitutional Amendment Number 2, 1987; citizen member of the West Virginia Legislative Higher Education Study Commission, 1986-1987; member of the Department of Natural Resources Director’s Groundwater Policy and Technical Advisory Committee, 1986-1987; member of the State Board of Education's Blue Ribbon Commission on Educational Reform, 1987; 1986 and 1988 member and 1987 Chair of the West Virginia Conference on the Environment; guest editorial columnist for the Charleston Gazette Newspaper, 1984-1988; member of the West Virginia Campaign Finance Task Force, 1986-1987; member of the Board of Directors of Leadership West Virginia, Inc., 1990-1996; member of the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board's Solid Waste Task Force, 1991-1992; member of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Health Care Task Force, 1990-1992; member of the West Virginia Election Commission, 1990-1999; and, member of the West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection's Reorganization Advisory Board, 1992-1993.
Regional: Member of the Advisory Board to the Center for Environmental Learning, Region III, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1987-1993.
National: Member of the Recycling Advisory Council, 1992 to present; member of the Advisory Commission on Election Law to the American Bar Association, 1992-1995; member of the Board of Directors of Citizens for Tax Justice, 1993 to present; member of the Exeuctive Committee of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 1992 to present; member of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1993-1995; member of the Board of Directors of Alliance For Health Reform, 1994-1995; member of the National Advisory Council of UNICEF, 1994 to present.
Awards: WV Common Cause Public Service Award, 1988; West Virginia Celebrate Women Award recipient for outstanding achievement in volunteer service, 1988; West Virginia Education Association Corma A. Mowrey Memorial Award recipient for demonstrated leadership ability as evidenced in activities which are unique and contribute to the advancement of women, 1992; West Virginia University, Department of Political Science Distinguished Alumna, 1994. 7/1/96 |
