Background
Tyson, Patti Birge was born in Sherman, Texas, United States. Daughter of John Sinclair and Evelyn (Wolverton) Birge.
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Patti Birge Tyson
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AB, University Texas Juris Doctor, George Washington University.
Career
Executive assistant to representative Joe Pool, Washington, 1964-1968; assistant to vice chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, 1968; executive assistant to representative Margaret M. Heckler, Washington, 1968-1972; assistant to director of peer review, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington, 1973-1975; administrative assistant to the United States Republican Gillis Long, Washington, 1975-1976; chief counsel, staff director subcommittee on rules, House Committee on Rules, Washington, 1976-1979; chief counsel, staff director sub-commission on legislation process, House Committee on Rules, Washington, 1979-1983; executive assistant to secretary health and human services, Washington, 1983-1985; member, United States Postal Rate Commission, Washington, 1985-1991; vice chairman, United States Postal Rate Commission, Washington, 1987-1989; member joint task force on postal ratemaking, United States Postal Rate Commission, Washington, 1992. Advisory county Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1985-1988.
Achievements
Membership
President Texas State Society, Washington, 1985-1986. Trustee St. John's Child Development Center, Washington, 1987-1990. Member of advisory commission to College of Liberal Arts Foundation, University Texas, Austin, since 1987.
Member of advisory commission Congressional Assistant Program, Conference Board, Washington, since 1986. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, National Women's Economics Alliance(executive advising committee since 1985), Executive Women in Government, Ex-Students University Texas (president District of Columbia chapter 1990-1991), Charter 100 Club, Club Sulgrave.
Connections
Married Bruce Spivey, December 20, 1987.
