EXPERIENCE:

· Elected Mayor November 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 & 2010

· Six years as Westminster City Councilwoman

· Sixteen years as Director on the Board of Midway City Sanitary District

· Seventeen years as Trustee on the Board of the Westminster

School District

· Fifty-five years as PTA volunteer

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES (CURRENTLY SERVING):

· Orange County Council of Governments

· Director, Public Cable Television Authority

· Liaison, Westminster Chamber of Commerce

· Alternate, West Orange County Water Board

COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES (PREVIOUSLY SERVED):

· West Orange County Cities Group

· U.S. Conference of Mayors

· Alternate, Orange County Fire Authority

· Alternate, Orange County Library Advisory Commission

CURRENT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

· Board, Huntington Beach Intercommunity Hospital

· Board, Westminster Boys & Girls Club

· Officer, Westminster Kiwanis, served 2 years as President, current InterClub Chair

· Westminster Advisory Committee, Coastline Community College

· Trustee, Springdale Baptist Church of Westminster

· Board, Rose Center Foundation

PREVIOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

· Westminster Historical Society

· Westminster Collaborative Board

· Westminster Hospital Guild

· Foundation for the Arts Board of Directors

· Served with Westminster Little League for 15 years

· Served with Long Beach Cub Scouts for 10 years

· Board, Westminster Foundation for Educational Excellence

SERVICE ON WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ON FOLLOWING COMMITTEES:

· Eight years on the Special Education Consortium Board

· Textbook Studies

· Mainstreaming Arts in the Curriculum

· Budget

· Career Education

· Early Childhood Education

· Enrollment

· Ethnic Study

· Site Improvement

· Citizen's Advisory Committee for School Closure

· Board Advisory Committee Alternate.

STATE SERVICE

· Juvenile Task Force, appointed by State Assemblyman Chet Wray

· State Education Advisory Committee, appointed by Assemblyman Richard Robins

AFFILIATIONS:

· Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Advisory Board

· League of Cities

· League of California Cities Orange County Division Executive Steering Committee

· League of California Cities Orange County Division Waste Management Commission

HONORS:

· “Woman of the Year” for the 68^th Assembly District , named by Assemblyman Ken Maddox

· 2001 recipient of Kiwanis International Hixon Award

· Nominated Chamber of Commerce 2001 Citizen of the Year

· Westminster School District PTA Council Service Award and three Continuous Service Award from different PTA’s

· Numerous community volunteer awards

PERSONAL:

· Mother of four children, grandmother of 17, great-grandmother of 19

· Fifty years, Westminster homeowner