DACOWITS Position

• Employment and Integration Subcommittee Member

Other Positions/Employment/Community Involvement

• Retired
• Served as Interim CEO, Westmoreland Cultural Trust [2019]
• Volunteer, Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital for 20 years, Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary [board member for 10 years, and past president], YWCA of Westmoreland County [board member for 8 years and board treasurer for 2 years], YWCA Thrift Shop Volunteer for 8 years, American Red Cross, Westmoreland County Historical Society volunteer and co-chair of multi-million dollar Capital Campaign, Westmoreland County Food Bank, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) [at the local/chapter and state/council levels]

Prior Military Service or Affiliation

• Retired colonel, U.S. Marine Corps

Highest Education (Military/Civilian)

• MS, Naval Postgraduate School [1985]
• Naval War College [1988]
• National War College [1995]

Achievements/Awards/Recognition

• Women in NAACP Community Service Award [2009]
• YWCA President’s Award for significant volunteer service [2011]
• Red Cross Carol Navarre Memorial Award for outstanding volunteerism [2011]
• National Board Member, MOAA [2009-2014]
• Secretary, MOAA PA Council of Chapters [2013-present]
• MOAA Leadership Award for exceptional volunteer contributions [2019]
• Westmoreland County Lifetime of Service celebration, with husband, Charles, with proclamations from the PA Senate, House of Representatives and the Westmoreland County Commissioners [2019]