Gender: Female
Family: Married 2 Children.
Birth date: 03/28/1960
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI
Home City: Milwaukee, WI
Religion:
Education:
Diploma, Bay View High School.
Professional Experience:
Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, 2003
Fellow, Bowhay Institute, La Follette School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001
Former Small Business Manager.
Political Experience:
Representative, Wisconsin State Assembly, 1998-present
Delegate, U.S. Presidential Electoral College, 2000
Milwaukee School Board, 1991-1998
Delegate to Israel and Palestine
Wisconsin Delegate to Democratic National Convention.
Organizations:
American Council of Young Political Leaders
Bay View Historical Society
Bay View Lions Club
Founder, Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, Innovative School, Milwaukee Public School District
Cudahy Historical Society
Milwaukee City Council Parents and Teachers Association
Saitn Francis/Cudahy Kiwanis
Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol, Major
Honorary Life Member, Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wisconsin Women in Government, Board of Directors.
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Chairperson, State Assembly Milwaukee Caucus, 2003
Healthier Communities Steering Committee.
Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Chairperson, State Assembly Democratic Task Force on Working Families.
Committees:
Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy, Member
Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Member
State Affairs, Member
Workforce Development, Member
