| Profession - High School Teacher (retired)
Professional Affiliations - Governor's Education Excellence Commission; Utah Marriage Commission; Salt Lake County Commission on Youth; Children of Ethiopia Education Fund; Utah Coalition for Opioid Overdose Prevention Executive Committee; Attorney General's Opioid Task Force Executive Committee; House Co-Chair Utah Fire Caucus
Education - B.A., M.A., English, University of Utah; Educational Administration, University of Utah
Recognition and Honors - "We Honor Our Own" Utah Association for Gifted Children; Teacher of the Year, Kiwanis Club; Excel Outstanding Educator, Granite School District; Catalyst Teaching Award (won twice), Olympus High School; "Captain Courageous" Salt Lake Tribune Legislative Achievement Award; Flemming Fellow, Values-Based Leadership Training, Washington, D.C.; Sunshine Award 2011, Utah Society of Professional Journalists; Community Contribution Award, Utah Association for Gifted Children; Pete Suazo Political Action Award; Community Advocacy Award, Disability Law Center
Began Legislative Service - January 1, 2001 |