Background
Burgess, Meredith Nancy Strang was born on April 27, 1956 in Rockland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Walter P. and Charlene M. (Perkins) Strang.
Burgess, Meredith Nancy Strang was born on April 27, 1956 in Rockland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Walter P. and Charlene M. (Perkins) Strang.
Bachelor of Science, University Maine, 1978.
State chairwoman, teenage Republican, 1973—1974. Local chairwoman, Colonel Republican, 1975—1977. Delegate Maine State Convention, 1974—1980, 1988—2004, Republican National Convention, 1976.
Member Republican Town Committee, Maine, 1976, Cumberland Republican Town Committee, since 1982. Committeewoman Maine State Republican Party, 1980—1981. Accountants executive Arnold & Company, Inc., 1979—1980, field accounting supervisor, 1980—1981, accounting supervisor, 1981—1984, accounting & service manager, 1984, v. p., 1985—1986.
President & co-owner Burgess, Brewer, Stanyon & Payne, Inc., Portland, Maine, 1986—1990. Officer Cumberland County Committee, 1990—1994. President & owner Burgess Advertising & Associates, Inc., since 1991.
Board visitors University Maine, since 2002, vice chairwoman, since 2003. Member District 108 Maine House of Representatives, since 2006.
Member Camden (Maine) Republican Town Committee, 1974-1980, Cumberland (Maine) Republican Town Committee, since 1980. Officer Cumberland County Republican Committee, 1990-1994. Delegate Maine Republican Convention, 1974, 76, 78, 80, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 2000, 02, 04, 06, 1st alternate to Republican National Convention, 1976.
Committeewoman from Knox County, Maine Republican Committee, 1980-1981. State representative 123d Maine State Legislation. Board directors Ronald McDonald House, 1982-1989, University Maine Alumni Council, 1986-1992, Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1993, Maine Chamber and Business Alliance, 1994-1998.
Board directors Ronald McDonald House of Portland, since 1988, president, 1995-1999. Board visitors University Maine, since 2002, vice chairman 2003-2005, chairman, since 2005. Member American Association Advertising Agencies (board directors Northeast chapter since 1993, government relations committee since 1994), Greater Portland Advertising Club (board directors 1984-1991), Maine Geneal Society, Maine History Society (board directors 1993-2002), Society Mayflower Desc (board directors 1991-1995), University Maine Alumni Association (board directors Cumberland County chapter since 1995, president 1996-1999), Lions, Alpha Phi.
Married James L. Burgess, June 24, 1978 (divorced September 1999). Children: Christopher James, Matthew Strang, Andrew Charles.