------------EDUCATION---------

• State University of New York Cortland College, B.A. 1976
• University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D. 1982

------------CAREER HIGHLIGHTS----------

• Appointed to Pierce County Superior Court, January 2006 by Gov. Gregoire
• 2001-2006 Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
• 1995-2001 Sole Practitioner
• 1983-1995 Lawyer with Rush, Hannula, Harkins and Kyler

------------PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, COMMITTEES----------

• Superior Court Judges' Association, Family and Juvenile Law Committee, 2007 - Present
• Washington State Bar Association, 1982 - Present
• Washington Women Lawyers Member, 1980 - Present; Pierce County Chapter President 1988, State Board President 1996-1997
• Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association, 1982 - Present, Trustee 1992-1994
• Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center, Washington, D.C.; ASTAR Fellow, 2009
• American Inns of Court, Hon. Robert Bryan Inn, Tacoma, Wa, Member 2006 - Present, President 2011-2012
• National Association of Women Judges, 2011 - Present

------------CIVIC INVOLVEMENT-----------

• Tacoma Rotary Number 8, 1987 - 1997 and 2006 - Present
• Pierce County Community AIDS Partnership Advisory Board, 1995 - 1998
• Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation, President 2003 - 2005
• Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association Trustee, 1996 - 1997
• YLD Liberty Bell Award, 2008