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BIOGRAPHICAL BRIEF:
• Born August 1, 1941, in Tiffin, Ohio
• Sue has 2 children and 3 step-children
• Sue and Ed have 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• Attended Heidelberg College, 1959-1960; Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Heidelberg College, 1995.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• President/CEO, Myrick Advertising, 1971-92 Myrick Enterprises, 1992-94.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:
• Candidate for Charlotte City Council, 1981
• Charlotte, NC, City Council, 1983-85
• Candidate for Mayor of Charlotte, 1985
• Mayor of Charlotte, 1987-1991  
• Candidate for US Senate, 1992
• Member of Congress 1995-present

LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:
• At-large member, Charlotte City Council, 1983-1985
• Elected Mayor, City of Charlotte, 1987 & 1989
• Past Member, Governor Martin’s Rail Passenger Task Force
• Past member of the Board of Directors, North Carolina Highway Safety Foundation
• Member of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce, Gaston County Chamber of commerce, and Union County Chamber of Commerce,  

NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:
• Past Member, President George W. Bush’s Working Group on Iraq
• Past Member, President Bush’s Affordable Housing Commission
• Past Member, Strengthening America Commission
• Past Member of the National Association of Female Executives; Beta Sigma Phi
• Past Chair, Drug Task Force, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Past Vice-Chair, Transportation Committee, National League of Cities
• Past Chair, Surface Transportation Sub-Committee, National League of Cities
• Past Co-Chair, Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Past Trustee, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Past member, Advisory Board, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Testified before Congress for U.S. Conference of Mayors and/or National League of Cities on: Control of Automatic Weapons, Crime & Drugs, Hunger & Homelessness, Transportation
• Past Chair Public Safety Committee, U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Past member, Advisory Board, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Regional Advisory Council
• Past member Advisory Council, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Member of the Navy League of the United States-Charlotte Council

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS:
• Board of Directors, Sister Cities International
• Panel member, 1990 International Crime Conference, Paris & Strasbourg, France and 1989, Montreal, Canada
• Member, International Women’s Forum
• Chair, U.S. Conference of Mayors’ delegation to Israel, March 1991
• Chair, U.S. Conference of Mayors’ delegation to Taiwan (Republic of China), April 1991
• Chair, U.S. Conference of Mayors’ delegation to the International Conference on the Environment, Lisbon, Portugal, June 1991

BUSINESS:
• Former President and CEO, Myrick Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations

COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL AFFILIATIONS (PAST & PRESENT):
Arts & Sciences Council Fund Drive—Heart Fund—Multiple Sclerosis—Cancer Jail-a-thon—Executive Committee for Muscular Dystrophy Association—March of Dimes—Jaycettes—Elks Auxiliary—Club Scout Den Mother—Foster Parent—Sunday School Teacher—PTA—School Booster Clubs—Principal’s Committee of a Charlotte Jr. High—Advisory Board, Uptown Shelter—Children’s Theater—Hezekiah Alexander House—Uptown Homeless Task Force—Vocational Education Advisory Council—Friendship Force of Charlotte—Friendship Force of Charlotte—Handicapped Organized Women, National Board—Mental Health Committee of Associates---Community Involvement Coordination, Habitat-Miracle on 19th Street—Coordinator of National Day of Prayer in Charlotte—Public Relations Chair for the Mecklenburg Republican Executive Committee—Treasurer, Mecklenburg Ministers---Lay Leader & Speaker, United Methodist Church—Board Member, National Jefferson Award Nominations Committee—Founder and Coordinator of Volunteer Disaster Relief efforts since 1984—Spearheaded foundation of Homeless Shelter—Founder of Charitable Outreach Society (COS)—Substance Abuse Council of Mental Health Authority—Public Awareness Committee—Communications Chair for the Clean City Committee-Transit Mall Citizen’s Advisory Committee—Safe Drive Committee—Member of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Citizen’s Forum—Board of Visitors with Opera Carolina—Sister Cities Honorary Board—The May 20th Society—Advisory Board for the Allegro FoundationNC Hero's Fund Advisory Board—Honorary Member of the Golden Key International Honor Society—Member of the Girl Scout's Hornet's Nest Council of Advisors and Ambassadors—The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Presidential Task Force on Combating the Ideology of Radical Extremism—Advisory Board for the Citizens Defense Foundation (CDF)

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