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Education: <li> Working on Masters in Financial Planning <li> BS Mass Communications/Public Relations/Advertising <li> Degree in Legal Assistant Work: <li> Currently - Licensed Insurance Agent <li> Currently - Marketing - Consultant Firm <li> Previously - Office Mgr. - Securities Brokerage House <li> Currently - Legal Assistant - Criminal Law Office <li> Previously - Small Business Sales Office - telephone company <li> Previously p/t - Washington D.C. - Field Rep for campaign consultant firm - project work <li> Owner small at home layout and graphic design business Professional Involvement: <li> American Mensa Society Ltd. - test qualified - Appointed Public Relations Rep. for Minnesota <li> Active member of Chamber of Commerce - serving on Public Affairs Committee and Federal Legislation Rep. - for 10 years <li> Sec/Treas - Optimists Club - service organization <li> Fundraising Chairperson - Telephone Pioneers Leadership: Gubenatorial Appointments: <li> Council on Vocation Education - Chair - 10 yrs <li> Governors Employment and Training Forum - Chair of Planning Committee - 8 yrs <li> National Career Guidance Guidelines Advisory Council - 8 yrs <li> Vocational Technical Education Marketing Council - 2 yrs. <li> Rural Development Council - Bd of Directors - 1 yr. <li> Governors Economic Development Roundtable - Board of Directors - 1 yr. <li> Dept. of Labor Citizens Advisory Committee - 3 yrs. <li> Employer Health Care Cost Coalition - Bd. of Dir - 1 yr. <li> Candidate State House of Representatives <li> Researched, prepared and presented materials for press releases. Letters to the Editor and issue position papers during campaigns, articles for newsletters, speeches for presentation at issue forums and education conferences and case work for citizens. Planned and Coordinated 5 campaigns. <li> At Telephone Company I identified the need for and successfully implemented approximately 25 university classes for over 700 employees on company premises. <li> Served as fundraising chairperson for many organizations and at one point several years ago was active in 46 organizations. Awards and Recognitions: <li> Telephone Company Presidents Award for outstanding efforts on behalf of women (14 state award) <li> Telephone Company Spirit of Service Award - given for excellence in job performance <li> Honored at University with cover photo and article in the Women's Studies Brochure <li> Inclusion in Who's Who in Americsan Politics - Washington DC <li> YWCA - award nominee in the categories of Business, Politics and Community Service <li> Commission on the Status of Women - recognition of contributions to the state <li> Metropolitan Council of Governments - certificate of honor for contributions to the city <li> Governors Award for Outstanding Citizenship <li> Inclusion in the "Centennial Project" - a book written for the Commission on the Status of Women <li> Inclusion in "Day In, Day Out" a book written about women in our state Hobbies: <li> Working out, Target-shooting, Chess, Ntn Trivia, Writing, Dance and Music |
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