Date/Place of Birth:
March 24, 1948 Baltimore, Maryland

Residency in Alaska:
Anchorage: 1979 Kodiak: 1980 - present

Occupation:
Lawyer

Spouse:
Kurt (deceased)

Children:
Matthew, Sheree, Daniel (deceased)

Education:
La Mirada High School: 1962 - 1966 University of Southern California: 1966 - 1968 University of California Berkeley: 1968 - 1970 B.A. UC Berkeley School of Law: 1970 - 1973

Alaska State House of Representatives:
Co-Chair, Community & Regional Affairs Committee: 2007 - 2008 Co-Chair, Fisheries Committee: 2005 - 2006 Member, Community & Regional Affairs Committee: 2005 - 2006 Member, Labor & Commerce Committee, 2005 - 2008 Member, Fisheries Committee, 2007 - 2008 Member, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee, 2007 - 2008 Member, Resources Committee: 2005 - 2006 Finance Subcommittees: - Commerce, Community & Economic Development: 2005 - 2006 - Fish & Game: 2005 - 2008 - Labor and Workforce Development: 2007 - 2008 - Military & Veterans Affairs: 2007 - 2008 - Transporation & Public Facilities: 2005 - 2008

Other Political and Government Positions:
Kodiak Island Borough Mayor Kodiak Electric Association Kodiak Lauch Complex Advisory Board Board Member, Alaska Municipal League

Business and Professional Positions:
Admiralty Law Section, Alaska Bar Association Disciplinary Area Hearing Committee Alaska Bar Assocation Maritime Law Assocation Women's Fisheries Network

Service Organizations and Community Involvement:
Habitat for Humanity Soroptimists League of Women Voters Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center Kodiak Chamber of Commerce Fil/Am Association Asociacion Latina de Mujeres de Alaska Sons of Norway Kodiak Arts Council KMXT/Public Radio Rotary

Special Interests:
Travel