Marsha Lynn Pelletier

Background

Marsha Lynn was born on July 29, 1950 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Eugene Russell and Mary Ellen (Edde) Mingle.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Home Economics and Education, Kansas State University, 1971. Master of Science in Education Guidance and Counseling, Kansas State University, 1972.

Career

Conference coordinator, guidance counselor at Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1971-1973. Teacher home economics Franklin (Massachusetts) High School, 1974, Exeter (New Hampshire) High School, 1974-1975, Barrington (New Hampshire) Middle School, 1975-1981, Pentucket Regional Junior High School, West Newbury, Massachusetts, 1981-1982. Realtor associate Century 21 Ocean and Norwood Realty, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1983-1986.

Teacher interior design, consultant University New Hampshire, Durham, 1986-1987. Teacher family and consumer science Dover (New Hampshire) Middle School, 1983—2001. Teacher Dover High School, since 2001. Member legislation administration committee New Hampshire House of Representatives, Concord, 1992—1994, 1996—2002. Independent real estate broker Dover, 1986-2000. Founder Good Earth Community Garden, since 2010. Board directors New Hampshire State Professional Board Standards, 1999—2004. Assessor National Board Professional Teaching Standards, 2001. Teacher assessor National Teachers Board Certified, since 2002.

Achievements

• Marsha is a licensed real estate broker in New Hampshire. Marsha is named to National Honor Roll for Outstanding American Teachers, 2006.

Religion

Sacred Dance: Cornerstone Dancers, Trustee, Finance committee, Endowment co-chair, Scholarship, Adult Sunday School Teacher, Children's Sunday & Bible School Teacher, choir, acolyte.

Politics

Instrumental in passage of Monday Memorial Day (NH. last state in the U.S. to do so); Exit 9 Lighting in Dover; recognition of women suffrage history in NH: Health Task Force.

Membership

Board directors Dover Adult Learning Center, 1995—1998. Member Health Task Force, Dover, Concord, 1993—1994, Cornerstone Dancers, since 2000, Dover Friends of Public Library., since 1996, board superintendent advisory committee, 2001—2006, poetry judge, since 2003, board principal's advisory committee, since 2004. Member faculty council Dover High School, since 2004.

Featured poet and teacher poetry seminar Madbury Public Library., 2008. Co-chair, board directors Endowment Foundation, since 2009. Trustee St. John's Methodist Church, 1995—1997, since 2009, finance committee, 2009. Member of National Education Association (local president, negotiator, vice president, membership chair, member leadership executive committee, building representative since 1979, New Hampshire delegate to national convention), Poetry Society New Hampshire, Seacoast Writers Association, National Coalition Consumer Economic, Alpha Delta Kappa (vice president, historian, altruistic chairman 1984-1989).

Interests

• Gardening, aerobics, designing, sewing, cooking.

Connections

Marsha married to Arthur Joseph Pelletier on May 19, 1973. They have a child: John Frederick.

Father:

Eugene Russell Mingle

Mother:

Mary Ellen (Edde) Mingle

Spouse:

Arthur Joseph Pelletier

child:

John Frederick Pelletier