FAMILY
Husband, Daniel; daughter, Shannon

HOBBIES
Genealogy
Property Management
Woodfords Toastmasters

EDUCATION
Leadership Maine, Kappa Class
Maine Economic Development Council Certification
University of Colorado at Boulder
, Bachelor of Arts

EMPLOYMENT
Technical Support Specialist
Tyler Technologies, Inc., Falmouth, Maine, Jan 2003 - present
Provide technical support for MUNIS, a municipal information systems software product
          2007 Support Professional of the Year, Third Place

State Representative
Maine House of Representatives, Augusta, Maine, 2000-2002

Elected to serve the people of Standish, Frye Island and part of Limington in the 120th Maine Legislature. Elected as the first Democrat in 20 years and the first woman to serve the district.

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee

American Council of Young Political Leaders
Delegate to Indonesia,  Summer 2002

Business Owner
Watchic Link Internet, Portland, Maine 1998-
Offering web hosting and site management to various businesses in Southern Maine.

Resource Coordinator
SMART Child and Family Services, Windham, Maine, 1996-1998
Developed a Microsoft Access database that allowed the agency to manage its client and employee information digitally and according to state and federal regulations enabling the continued rapid growth of this therapeutic foster care agency

Case Manager
YWCA Fair Harbor Residence, Portland, Maine, 1994-1996
Designed and implemented systems which allowed the group home to achieve full State of Maine Department of Human Services licensing compliance; full contract compliance had not been attained by the group home for the prior seven years

In-School Suspension Supervisor
Catalina Foothills High School, Tucson, Arizona 1993-1994
Supervised and counseled troubled teenagers at a new high school founded on the Essential Schools model.

Senior Residential Counselor
Arizona Children's Home, Tucson, Arizona, 1989-1994
Cared for 12 severely emotionally-disturbed 5-12 year old children residing in therapeutic residential treatment

Last updated: 13 May 2009