Biography:
Occupation

Educator
Length of Residency in Alaska

28 Years Alaskan
Communities Lived In

Koyuk
Fairbanks
Kotzebue
Wasilla
Education

Graduated Scranton Central High School 1979.
Graduated College Misericordia B.A. History 1983.
Educational Endorsement Program College Misericordia 1984.
Masters in Education UAF 1992.
Superintendent Endorsement Program UAA 1997.
Political and Government Positions

Mat-Su Borough School District Board Member,
Past two years School Board President.
Chair of Governor Parnell’s Education Transition Team 2010
Business and Professional Positions:

Public school teacher
Principal
Superintendent of schools
Director of K-12 Outreach University of Alaska Statewide
Project Manager Alaska Teacher Mentor Project
Educational Consultant Dunleavy Educational Services.
Service Organization(S) Membership

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Life Member NRA
Alaska Outdoor Council
Association of Alaska School Boards
Iditarod
Association of Alaska School Administrators.
Special Interests

Alaska Family, Volunteering, Rafting, Snowmachining, Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Hunting, Horses/mules, dogs.

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District E, Republican

Occupation

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• Educator
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Length of Residency in Alaska

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• 28 Years Alaskan
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Communities Lived In

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• Koyuk
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• Fairbanks
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• Kotzebue
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• Wasilla
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Education

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• Graduated Scranton Central High School 1979.
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• Graduated College Misericordia B.A. History 1983.
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• Educational Endorsement Program College Misericordia 1984.
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• Masters in Education UAF 1992.
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• Superintendent Endorsement Program UAA 1997. 
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Political and Government Positions

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• Mat-Su Borough School District Board Member,
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• Past two years School Board President.
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• Chair of Governor Parnell’s Education Transition Team 2010
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Senate Committees

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• Chair, Senate Education Committee
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• Member, Senate Finance Committee
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• Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education
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• Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee on Administration
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• Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee on Fish and Game
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• Member, Transportation Committee
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Business and Professional Positions:

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• Public school teacher
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• Principal
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• Superintendent of schools
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• Director of K-12 Outreach University of Alaska Statewide
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• Project Manager Alaska Teacher Mentor Project
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• Educational Consultant Dunleavy Educational Services. 
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Service Organization(s) Membership

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• Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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• Life Member NRA
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• Alaska Outdoor Council
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• Association of Alaska School Boards
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• Iditarod
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• Association of Alaska School Administrators.
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• Member, Delta Junction Chamber of Commerce
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• Member, Delta Junction Chapter of the Alaska Farm Bureau
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Special Interests

Alaska Family, Volunteering, Rafting, Snowmachining, Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Hunting, Horses/mules, dogs.