Candidate for
School Director; Mount Lebanon School District; Democratic, Republican Party

Personal Information: Mt. Lebanon Resident for 48 Years; Educated in Mt. Lebanon Schools, K-12; Married to David Birks, 25 Years, Two children; son, college graduate and daughter, a junior in college; both MTL high school graduates

Education: Mt. Lebanon, 1982

University of Pittsburgh, BA Communications

Current Employment: Manager, Educational Programs

Current School Board Director: Chair of the Policy Committee; PSBA/NSBA Representative

Past Professional Employment:

Grant Peacock & Co., Inc. - Staff Accountant

Burson Marsteller - Special Events Coordinator

Volunteer Positions:

PTA Officer-Unit & Council levels;

PTA State Life Membership Award Recipient;

District Health & Safety Committee;

Superintendent Search/Interview Committee;

PAUSA (Partnership Against Underage Substance Abuse);

"Every 15 Minutes" Video Committee;

MAGIC Program at Mellon MS;

Ex officio Board Member - Mt. Lebanon Foundation for Education;

Board Member & Gala Co-Chair - Outreach Teen & Family Services;

Former CCD Teacher, Children's Liturgy Committee - St. Winifred's Church;

School in the Park;

Mt. Lebanon Football, Mt. Lebanon Boys Lacrosse, Mt. Lebanon Girls Soccer, Mt. Lebanon Track & Field, Mt. Lebanon Girls Cross Country, Mt. Lebanon Percussion Ensemble, Mt. Lebanon Orchestra;

Education Specifications Committee for High School Project;

Design Advisory Committee;

Internal Assessment Team (Baldrige Quality Assessment);

Animal Friends