Candidate, Commonwealth of Virginia Senate, District 21, 2015

No caucus information on file.

Chair, Roanoke Mill Mountain Advisory Board, present

Surgeon, retired

Member, Crystal Spring Baptist Church, present

Member, Hargrave Military Academy Board of Trustees, present

Volunteer, Northwest Child Development Center, present

Former Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America

Former Member, Ferrum College Board

Former Member, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Former Board Member, Military Family Support Center

Former Volunteer, Mill Mountain Zoo

Former Volunteer, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra

Former Member, Virginia Tech Board of Visitors

Awards:

Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Chapter, Medical Honor Society, University of Missouri-Kansas City;
Outstanding Woman Graduate, American Medical Women Association, 1981;
Ewing Kauffman Award, Outstanding Surgical Intern, 1982;
Carl Peterson Award, Outstanding Surgical Chief Resident, 1986;
Resident of the Year Teaching Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School and Students, 1985-1986;
Curator's Scholarship, University of Missouri-Kansas City;
Parent-Teacher Association Lifetime Membership Award, 1995;
Inducted as Friend of West Point, Association of Graduates, 2011;
Roanoke Preservation Award, 2010;
March of Dimes Honoree, Roanoke Greater Blue Ridge Division, 2014

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Historic Preservation, Gardening, Running, Community Volunteer

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I'm running for the Virginia Senate to make sure the middle class has a strong voice in Richmond. We need to create good paying jobs, invest in education and make sure the politicians don't dictate health care policies that increase taxes and kill jobs

Spouse's Occupation:

Gastroenterologist