Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

I. Experience
14 years managing attorney at Pueschel Law Firm
4 years Clerk of Superior Court Wake County
23 years in corrections, including appointments to Federal and Illinois and North Carolina state prisons

II. Legislative Experience
NC General Assembly House Select Committee on Personnel Review
Governor's Drug Cabinet Director and lobbyist

III. Academic Experience
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, 4 year study of State Drug Control Executives
Assistant Professor and Instructor Illinois Department of Corrections Training Academy, Lincoln Community College and NC Wesleyan College
NC Training and Standards Committee, NC Department of Corrections Office of Standards and Training

IV. Community Involvement
NC Housing Partnership
NC Bar Association Prison Issues Committee and Quality of Life Committee
Mediation Services of Wake County Board Chairman
National Institute of Health and Substance Abuse Prevention - Technical Expert
Wake County Criminal Justice Partnership Board
Wake County Board of Election Voter Registration
Raleigh Women's Club Public Affairs Committee
Wake County Estate Planning Council
International Affairs Council
Wake County Bar Association

V. Recent Honors
NC Victim Assistance Network Leadership Award
American Business Woman Association Most Outstanding Woman of the Triangle
National Organization of Victim Assistance - Allied Professional Award
Am. Jur. Award Criminal Procedure

VI. Education
East Carolina University, B.S. Social Work and Correctional Services
Southern Illinois University, M.S. Administration of Justice
NC Central University, Juris Doctorate of Laws

I am enthusiastically seeking the Wake County Clerk of Superior Court's office because I believe that my background and education make me uniquely qualified for the position. I am dedicated to ensuring that the rule of law, not politics, is applied equally to all persons before the Wake County courts.

This office is responsible for many functions that affect the lives of almost every citizen at some point. The Clerk supervises over 150 employees and 24 court rooms. (Please see my website for the Clerk of Court's responsibilities.) When attorneys, professionals and citizens turn to us to provide information, it must be produced accurately and promptly. Any customer of the Clerk's office should be treated with the utmost respect and courtesy. I will make sure that the backlog of documents and the record keeping functions of all civil and criminal cases in Wake County Courts are up to date.

Since the Clerk's office handles the probate of wills and estates, competency hearings, guardianship appointments, juvenile matters, adoptions, foreclosures and condemnations, I will assure that all hearings are promptly scheduled and handled.