Background
Farmer, Susan Lawson was born on May 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Tyng) Lawson.
secretary of state broadcasting executive
Farmer, Susan Lawson was born on May 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Tyng) Lawson.
Student, Garland Junior College, 1961. Student, Brown University, 1962. Doctor of Humane Letters, Bryant College, 2004.
Member Providence Home Rule Charter Commission, 1979-1980. Secretary of state State of Rhode Island, Providence, 1983-1987. President, Chief Executive Officer Station WSBE-television Rhode Island Public Broadcasting Service, 1987—2004.
Political analyst WJAR-television NBC, since 2006. Special advisory Rhode Island Family Court, 1978-1983. Member national voting standards panel Federal Election Commission co-chairman National Voter Education Project.
Member electoral college, 1984. Chairman Governor's Committee on Ethics in Government, 1985-1986. Member teaching facility and advisory panel International Center on Election Law and Administration.
Member national education advisory committee Public Broadcasting System, 1987-1989. Trustee Eastern Educational television Network, 1987-1995. Member Rhode Island Task Force on Technology, 1995-1904, Rhode Island Information Management Commission, 1997.
Board directors, member executive committee Program Resources Group, 1993-1901. Member Governor's Telecommunications Task Force, 2000-2004. Member national media advisory committee WomenFuture, 2002-2004.
Board directors Justice Resources Corporation, Rhode Island Council Alcoholism, Rhode Island History Society, Planned Parenthood (Rhode Island chapter), Rhode Island Rape Crisis Center, The Newport Institute, Marathon House, Inc., chairman. Member Mayor's Task Force on Child Abuse, Rhode Island Film Commission. Vice president Miriam Hospital Foundation.
Member advisory committee Women in Political and Governmental Careers Program, University Rhode Island, 1985-1995. Member advisory board Committee for Study of America Electorate-Ford Foundation Project-Efficacy in State Voting Laws, 1986. Member Commission to Study Length of Election Process, 1985-1987.
Steering committee National Fund for America's Future, Project Vote Rhode Island. Board directors Dawn for Children Training Thru Placement. President Rhode Island Public Broadcasting Service Foundation.
Board directors Rhode Island Anti-Drug Coalition Executive Committee, National Forum for Public television Executives, 1998-2004, chairman, 1999. Member corporation Butler Hospital. Co-chair RIGAP, 2010.
Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (board governors New England chapter 1995—2000), Northeast Association Schools and Colleges (committee on technical and course institutions), Southern Educational Communications Association (board directors 1993-1996), Rhode Island Women's Political Caucus (Woman of Year 1980), Business and Professional Women (Woman of Year 1984), Organization State Broadcasting Execs, Agawam Hunt Club, Mill Reef Club (Antigua, West Indies), National Association of Americas Public television Stations (trustee 1996-2002, National Advocacy award, 2004), National Academy television Arts and Sciences (board governors Northeast chapter 1995-2001), National Educational Telecomms. Association (board directors 1997-2004, National Forum Public television Executives (board directors 1998-2004, chairman 1999).
Married Malcolm Farmer, III, April 6, 1968. Children: Heidi Benson, Stephanie Lawson.