Education:

• Bachelor and Master degree in Systems Engineering

Professional Background:

• 33.5 years as Engineer and management at Raytheon Missile Systems. 10+ years as adjunct lecturer at University of Arizona. 5 years as math instructor at Pima Community College.

Community/Civic Involvement:

• Board of Directors (various officer positions) of the Raytheon-Tucson Employee Association Membership (20+ years); Board of Directors of Old Pueblo Women's Club (registration, current Treasurer); Board of Directors of Wings for Women (current President)

What qualifications and experiences prepare you for this role?

• Ever since I joined the organization, I have wanted to do as much as I could to be involved. I've used my experience as a Board Member in other volunteer organizations as I took on more responsibilities at both the Club and District level. I teach a class on process improvement at the local university. I use many of those tools and techniques to make improvements to the many processes I observe at the Club and District level .

What are your top priorities?

• Improve communication from OI to the Club (through Regions and Districts)
• Share ideas (volunteerism, projects, meetings, etc.)
• Represent my Club, District, and OI at various meetings

How will you support and strengthen local Clubs, Districts and the Optimist International Organization?

• I will visit as many Club and District meetings as I can in order to listen to concerns and successes. I will share these with others as appropriate.

Why should members vote for you?

• I believe in this organization and what we do for youth and our communities - as well as ourselves. I want to do whatever I can to help move this organization forward.

Final Statement to Members:

• Looking forward to serving this organization in a more expanded role this next few years and hope to meet many more members at various events