PTA POSITIONS, ACTIVITIES, REPRESENTATIONS:

National: Current - National PTA Vice President for Programs, 1999-2001: Oversees all National PTA programs, including Building Successful Partnerships, publication of National PTA's book Building Successful Partnerships and the development of the program's migration to CD ROM; Reflections; Phoebe Apperson Hearst & Outstanding Local Unit awards; Critical TV Viewing; working with staff as advisor to SERC teleconferences; safe & nurturing schools; and public education. Serves as National PTA Program Commission Chair. Represents National PTA in many arenas including: AOL Parent Teacher Advisory Council, Anti-Defamation League Steering Committee, U.S. DOE Partners and Families in Education, Education & Training Voluntary Partnership. Appeared on the SERC teleconference on parent involvement; provided interviews to several print media; presented on behalf of National PTA to several organizations including ERIC Technology Conference, National Black Child Development Conference, National Dropout Prevention Conference, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Conference on Child Healthcare, National Association for the Education of Young Children, National Association of Partners in Education, National HeadStart, U.S. Department of Education, Pi Lambda Theta Conference on Education, The Conference Board (NYC), NAPE, Northeast Regional Labs. Serves on Communications/Marketing, Executive, Screening, and Strategic Planning Committees. Former - Education Commissioner (elected), Education Issues Project Team, Shared Systems Committee, Technology/Internet Safety Project Team (Chair), Region 7 Director (3 years); Committees-Budget, Leadership, Electronic Media, Executive, Membership (Chair), Bylaws (Chair), Nominations, Reflections, and Technology Task Force (Chair). Served on Individual, Organizational, and Development (IOD) Commission. Presented at "ERIC Technology & Education"; New York City's "Conference Board: Business, Education, and Technology", Georgia's "Synergy '98"; and Harvard's 2nd Annual Conference on Society and Technology, as well as National PTA Conventions (8), Legislative Conferences (5), Region 7 Conference (4), Region 1 Conference (4), Region 2 Conference (1), State PTA Conventions (21), National PTA Board of Directors workshops (2), and BSP Workshops (30).

State: Connecticut: Current - Vice President of Convention. Former - Vice-President of Leadership; Committees-Bylaws, Leadership, Budget, Nominating, Membership, Technology, and Convention. Hawaii: Former - State President; Producer and Host of Hawaii State PTSA's monthly TV show; Lobbyist; Parliamentarian; Technology Consultant; Newsletter Editor; Office Supervisor; and Advisor. Committees: Bylaws/Standing rules (Chair), Convention (chair), Budget, Membership, Outreach, Headquarters, and Legislative. Presented parent involvement workshops twice a year at the Hawaii State Teacher's Association professional development conferences (3) and at the State Superintendent's Annual Leadership Conference (4). Served on the following: Hawaii Kids Count Advisory Council; the Education Commission of the States host committee; the Hawaii Opinion Poll on Public Education; the State Department of Education (DOE) Education Renewal Group; chaired Project Ke Au Hou, which reorganized and decentralized the DOE; the state-wide school facilities focus group; Hawaii School/University Partnership Task Force on Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation; the DOE Educational Assessment and Accountability Advisory Committee; Governor's Commission on Impaired Driving; the DOE Drug Advisory Committee; the DOE HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee; Teen Line/Parent Line Advisory Committee; and the Robert Wood Johnson School-based Health Center Advisory Committee. California: Former - Served on Legislative, Organizational Development, Membership, and Leadership Committees. Provided a series of classes at Hawaii Pacific and Chaminaude Universities for students entering teaching.

District: California - 18th District President; Hawaii - District President; Outreach Committee. COUNCIL: California - Vallejo Council President; Bylaws Chair; Leadership; Advisor. LOCAL UNIT: Hawaii - Bylaws Committee Chair; Parliamentarian; Advisor; California - President; Bylaws Committee Chair; Connecticut - Hospitality Chair; Washington DC - 2nd Vice-President; Virginia - Newsletter Chair; South Carolina - Volunteer Coordinator.

Other Activities: Current - Currently has no other activities than two PTA positions- National PTA VP of Programs and CT VP for Convention, one committee, and her family. Having just finished three years of full-time classes while holding down a 35-hour-a-week job, with teen-age children, and fulfilling her PTA commitments, she thought she would take a break! Serves on the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering Research Committee on Tools and Strategies to Protect Children on the Internet-an advisory committee to Congress and the President. Former - Bacon Academy H.S.-Accreditation, Band Parents', and Cross Country Parents' Committees; St. Andrew's Church Women's Guild and Newsletter Committee; Girl Scouts (three states, 12 years) leader, Trainer, Day Camp & Resident Camp Director, NSGSC Board of Directors; Mare Island Youth Council Board of Directors; USN Ombudsman (3 commands-6 years); Mare Island Health Council; USN Regional Health Care Council-Oakland; Little League Coach (4 years), Scorekeeper (5 years), and Umpire (3 years).

Business/Professional Experience: Commercial Printing Account Executive; Network Developer and Administrator; Computer Skills Trainer; Assistant Personnel Director; oversaw the asbestos abatement program of a large school district, including coordination with agencies, contractors, the EPA, and court systems; Benefits Coordinator (oversaw insurance benefits for a company of 400 employees)

Family: Spouse-Bob, children-Chris (23): graduate of Harvard University, currently a Naval officer; Tim (20): completed 2 years of a computer engineering degree, employed as a network developer and administrator, returning to school in September 2001; Katy (19): works for AmeriCorps, assistant manager for Hollywood Video.

Education: A.S. Computer Science w/high honors (2000); B.S. Biology, math minor; certificate in Marketing; courses in team building, communication skills, human resources, management

Honors/Special Awards: Phi Theta Kappa; Honorary Life Member-National PTA, 14 state PTAs; US Navy Outstanding Ombudsman award; Mare Island Base Commander-Outstanding Service to Community and Outstanding Family awards; Vallejo School District Outstanding Volunteer.