Proven Effective Leadership

I have served Idaho and our local community in matters of public education and legislative affairs for the past six years providing strong leadership in the advancement of key issues affecting the lives of our children as well as the population in general. Earning the respect of parents, administrators, business executives and owners, legislators and elected officials by clearly defining issues and resolution of problems. Simply put, I work to make things happen.

I take pride in serving the community and have given countless hours of involvement in leadership roles delivering competent solutions to the challanges we all face as parents and taxpayers.

As a mother, grandmother and daughter caring for my senior parents, I bring a three generational perspective to the Legislature. Through my connection with our community, business knowledge and personal experience I clearly understand many of the issues we face on a daily basis.

I will represent the families of District 18 and Idaho to attain and maintain the values set forth in our Constitution to shape a better Idaho.

My Beliefs

• An efficient government should provide the people with services that are necessary and cannot be provided by individuals, the most effective government is a government that is closest to the people.
• Proper government is based on the individual and each person’s ability, dignity, freedom and responsibility must be honored and recognized.
• Free enterprise through encouragement of individual initiative and incentive have given this nation an economic system that is the best in the world.
• Sound monetary policy should be our goal.
• Equal rights and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, age, sex or national origin is paramount. The elderly and persons with disabilities should be afforded equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunities.
• We must retain our proven constitutional principles, yet always be receptive to new ideas with an outlook broad enough to accommodate thoughtful change and varying points of view.
• Americans value and should preserve their feeling of national strength and pride.
• Our written constitution contains the most important laws by which a nation's citizens agree to live, and it outlines the basic structure of our government.

My Qualifications

• Continuously served in leadership positions for the past 30 years.
• P/CAC- Boise School District Parent/Community Advisory Council Chairman 2004-2006, Executive Board, Founding Board Member and Legislative Director 2003-2008.
• Appointed Ad Hoc Member Idaho Legislative Early Childhood Education Committee 2006-2008.
• Member Tri-District (Boise/Meridian/Kuna School Districts) Legislative Committee 2004-2008.
• VP Ada County Republican Women’s Club 2007, Representative Member Boise Chamber of Commerce ACRWC.
• Timberline High School PTO President 2006-2007.
• President and Executive Board Member White Pine Elementary Parent Organizations 2002-2006.
• Officer Trailwind Elementary Executive Board Parent Organizations 2006-2007
• Idaho State PTA Board of Directors 2003-2004.
• Church executive boards 1983-2008, Boys Scouts/Cub Scouts 2002-2007, Girl Scouts 1989-2008. PTA President in California schools 1999-2002
• Concordia University Irvine Board of Trustees 1993-1996.
• 25 years corporate finance executive and strategic consultant for public corporations dedicated to growth of shareholder values.