BORN:
August 11 1955, Huntsville, Alabama
MARITAL STATUS:
Married, June 23, 1979 to James Luksik
CHILDREN:
Mark James, born July 31, 1982
Marguerite "Molly" Marie, born February
11, 1986
Peter Roy, born March 19, 1987
Jeffrey Thomas, born February
6, 1989
Andrew William, born June 14, 1991
Paul Joseph, born June 15, 1994
EDUCATION:
Clarion University of PA - B..S. in Special Education
and Elementary
Education - Graduated Magna Cum Laude, 1976
ACTIVITIES:
Founding President, Clarion chapter Youth PARC Member,
Council for Exceptional Children
Unsalaried resource person with exceptional children in
area school
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 30 credits toward M..S.
in Special Education (4.0QPA) - awarded academic fellowship to attend graduate
school - worked as graduate assistant in diagnostic clinic; taught area
teacher in-service on mainstreaming (P.L. 94-142)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jan. to Sept. 1977 - Teacher
Worked one-on-one with learning disabled and/or emotionally
disturbed students from elementary to college levels
1977-1979 - Teacher
St. Thomas the Apostle School, Corry, PA, Grade 3
Worked in mainstreamed classroom. Coached, girls' basketball
team. Teacher, Grade 6 religious education
1979-1982 - Teacher
Presentation School Midland, PA Grades 2 and 3. Director,
Sacramental program for First Communion and Reconciliation
1983 Founder, Mom's House
A comprehensive service network for single parents and
their children to help them complete their education to an employable level.
Program units in Johnstown, Pittsburgh (2), Philadelphia,
Lancaster, and Greensburg PA; Endicott & Binghamton,
NY;
Toledo, OH; Dover & Wilmington, DE
1983-1994 - CEO, Mom's House
1983 - Present - Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mom's House
1987-1993 Founder, Chairman, Pennsylvania Parents Commission
Statewide organization to give parents a voice in the
public policy arena - involved in education and family issues
1990 - Gubernatorial Candidate in PA Republican primary with
pro-family platform against party endorsed candidate,
received
46% of the vote
1993 - Present - Founder, Chairman, National Parents Commission
National organization to give parents a voice in the
public policy arena - involved in education and family issues
1994 - Independent Gubernatorial candidate in PA on pro-family
platform, received 14% of vote, a modern PA record
1995 - State Chairman, Constitutional Party of Pennsylvania
1996 - National Campaign Manager, Howard Phillips Presidential
election campaign for United States Taxpayers Party
1997 - Host of "The Learning Curve" on National Empowerment
AWARDS & ACTIVITIES:
1984-85 Participant in White House
Briefings on Alternatives to
1984
Jefferson Award for Community Service
1986
Assisi Award from St. Francis College, Loretto, PA
1986
Life Leader Award from People Concerned for the Unborn
Child, Pittsburgh, PA
1988
Pennsylvania YYornemaker Award from Eagle Forum
1989-90 Grant reviewer for U.S. Department
of Education, Office of
Educational Research & improvement
1990
Christian Mother & Pro-life Woman of the Year from nights
of Columbus
Council #8979
1990
Eagle Forum Special Award of Merit
1990
Honorary Chairman, American Lung Association of the
Southern
Alleghenies Christmas Seal Campaign
1991
Person of the Year Award from Greater Johnstown Jaycees
1991
Testified before PA Republican Party Statement of
1991
Author, "Love Mom"
1993
Humanitarian Award from Johnstown Area Life Underwriters
1994
Life Protector Award from Pro-Life League in Chicago, IL
1995
Co-author, "Outcome Based Education". The State's Assault
on Our Children's Values with Pamela Hobbs Hoffecker
1995
Margaret Beim Barger Distinguished Alumna Award from
Gwynedd Mercy Academy, Gwynedd Valley, PA
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