Biographical Information

Experience

Current:

• Strafford County Republican Committee Chairman
• Member - State GOP Executive Board
• Officer, Strafford County Republican Women
• Member, NH Federation of Republican Women
• Member State GOP Bylaws Committee

Previous:

• Former four-term State Representative from Dover
• House Judiciary Committee 1999-2004
• Republican Leadership - House Majority Whip 2003-2004
• State GOP Platform Committee - 2004 and 2006
• Vice Chairman, Dover Charter Commission 2005
• Task Force on Public Access to Court Records 2004-2005
• House Manager in impeachment trial of Chief Justice Brock - 2000

Awards and Recognition

• "Remarkable Women Award" 2006
• New Hampshire Magazine "Woman of Distinction" - For being an activist who knows how to get things done
• "True Blue Award" 2005 - For contributions to protecting, promoting and preserving traditional family
• "Eagle Forum Award" 2003 - For leadership in battle for God, family, and country
• "Annual Seacoast Patriots Award" 2003 - For fighting for civil liberties and defending personal freedoms
• "Steward of the Family Award" 2003 - Awarded by Cornerstone for work on parental notification
• Strafford County "Republican of the Year" - 2002
• Norris Cotton award for work on behalf of the GOP Committee
• "Woman of the Year" award 2000 - Awarded by WALI

Education and Work Experience

• St. Mary's Academy - Dover
• Dover High School
• Franklin Pierce College
• College for Lifelong Learning
• Stenographer - New Hampshire Finance Co.
• Part Owner - David Woods Flooring Company
• Legal Secretary - Gregoire & Calivas Law Firm
• Manager - Credit Bureau Services of New Hampshire,
• Managed Credit & Collection offices in Dover, Claremont, & Rutland, VT

Personal and Volunteer Involvement

• Dover Friendly Soup Kitchen - Team Coordinator & Volunteer
• Dover Conservation Commission - Chairman
• Dover Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee - Member
• St. Joseph's Altar & Rosary Society - President
• Seacoast Birthright CPC - Treasurer, Board Member, Fundraising Chairman
• American Cancer Society - Strafford County Unit President & Fundraising Chair
• NH Division American Cancer Society - State Public Education Chairman
• Wentworth-Douglass Hospital - Board of Corporators
• Cooperative Extension Service Council - President
• Strafford County Homemakers Advisory Council - President
• Friendship Express'd - Board President and "Big Buddy" volunteer

As a lifelong resident of Dover, I've been involved in community service for most of my life as a volunteer for a variety of non-profit organizations and through elected and appointed office. I'm the mother of two adult children, Janice Woods of Los Angeles, CA and David Woods of Memphis, TN. I live with my husband of sixteen years, Jim Rogers, a Vietnam veteran and retired Air Force air traffic controller. Jim recently retired from his second career as a commercial airline pilot for a regional airline.

We spend our time managing rental property in Dover and enjoy sailing, canoeing, and taking short flights in our Cessna 172 out of Skyhaven in Rochester. We're currently in the process of training our new Black Lab puppy.