Florida State University – B.S. 1969, M.S. 1970

Senior Professional of Human Resources certification (SPHR)

Insurance Institute of America - Associate in Management

Life insurance license (expired)

Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator

Allstate Insurance Company (1971 - 2000)
(Human Resources, Corporate, Marketing, and Government Relations Management)

Decades of community service

Assisted in dozens of local, state and national Political Campaigns

Ran four undefeated campaigns, on the ballot seven times, served eight years in the Florida House of Representatives; rising to top leadership serving as Speaker Pro-Tempore during her last term.

Lobbied Congressional members in Washington; testified to
Congressional Sub-Committee (1999 , 2001)

Facilitated legislative “Roundtable Discussions”on issues such as Insurance Fraud and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. (1992 - 1996)

Presented keynote speeches to the Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference, and the National Conference of State Legislatures Leaders’ Policy Conference; “Florida’s Emergency Preparedness, Lessons Learned”

Presented a keynote speech to the Florida Tax Collectors Association; with focus on “SPACE FLORIDA legislation – Technology, Competition, Service and our Economy” (2006)

Held a “Property Insurance Forum” with 20 Mayors,
Vice-Mayors and Councilmen (2006)

Hosted an “Idearaiser” on business and health issues (2006)

Hosted an “Elder Affairs” symposium (1999)

Served as Pinellas County Co-Chair, Bush/Cheney Re-Elect, (2004)

Facilitated a Beach Merchants Forum (2006)

National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) - Natural Disaster Committee Chair (2001)

Facilitated workshops on “How to be an Effective Legislator” to newly elected Indonesians, in Sarabaya, Bali, and East Java (2004)

Conducted “Team Building” and “Conflict Resolution” workshops to exiled Burmese Members of Parliament and political activists; Thailand and India (2006)

Participated in a Congressional Human Rights Commission hearing; Washington DC (2006)

Facilitated "How to Advocate your Government" workshops to 80 Sri Lankan Women Activists (2007)

Serves as Pinellas County Co-Chair, Mayor Rudy Giuliani for President in 2008