Background
Tosti-Lane, Linda Gayle was born on August 8, 1953 in New York City. Daughter of Louis Peter and Martha Magdalene Tosti.
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Linda Gayle Tosti-Lane
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Bachelor of Science, Virginia Poly Institute & State University, 1975. Master of Science, Virginia Poly Institute & State University, 1978.
Career
Family life education Montgomery County Extension, Christiansburg, Virginia, 1978-1979. Research assistant College Architect, Blacksburg, 1979. Special education Montgomery County Schools, Christiansburg, 1979-1981.
Research instructor University Washington, Seattle, 1981-1983. Child protective services, child welfare service caseworker Division Children and Family Services, Everett, 1982-1986, child protective services social worker Mountlake Terrace, 1986-1989, foster care licensor Lynnwood, 1989-1991. Regional social and health services program manager Children's Administration, Everett, 1990-1995, social and health program manager CAMIS Training Seattle, 1995—2001.
Licensing Tacoma-regional manager Office of Foster Care, since 2001.
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Membership
Legislation coordinator Washington State National Organization of Women, 1990-1991, secretary, 1986-1999, legislation coordinator, 1999-2001, president, since 2001. Treasurer Seattle National Organization of Women, 1983, board directors 1984-1987, active, since 1981. National board directors National Organization of Women, 1994-1998, Northwest regional director, 1996-1998.
Board directors Snohomish County Child Abuse Council, 1986-1987, 89-90, president, 1987-1989, secretary, 1990-1991. Precinct committee officer 1st Legislation District Democrats, since 1990, state committee woman, since 1994, chair affirmative action committee, 1999-2000. Member Washington Association Child Abuse Council.
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Married Richard Davis Lane, August 28, 1976.
