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2802 St. Remy Circle Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (home)

Family

Husband: David L. Welch; married since 1979; Monroe Circuit Judge
Son: David E. Welch; 05/03/82

Education

Clinton High School, Clinton, Mississippi, graduated 1973; 3rd in class

Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi, 1973-1977. Bachelor of Science, Social Studies and Education; GPA 3.68

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1992-1994. Took four prerequisite courses for nursing school; GPA 4.0

Ivy Tech State College, Bloomington, Indiana, 1993-1995. Associate Science of Nursing; GPA 4.0; Phi Theta Kappa

Birthplace and Birthdate

Fulton, Mississippi; October 13, 1955

Church

Sherwood Oaks Christian Church, Bloomington, Indiana; Active Member

Legislative Career

Elected to Indiana House of Representatives in November 1998; Democrat

1999 and 2000 Committee Assignments
Ways and Means
Public Health
Financial Institutions

1999 Interim Study Committees
Health Finance Commission
County Government Study Committee

2000 Interim Study Committees
County Government Study Committee, Chair
Public Finance Study Commission, Chair
Health Finance Commission
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Senile Dementia Task Force
Local Government Tax Control Board

2001 and 2002 Committees
Ways and Means
Public Health
Local Government

2001 and 2002 Interim Study Committees
County Government Study Committee
Health Finance Commission
State Sales Tax Administration
Commission on Excellence in Health Care
Long-Term Care Subcommittee

2003 and 2004 Committees
Ways and Means Committee
Public Health Committee
Technology Research and Development Committee
Human Affairs Committee

2003 and 2004 Interim Study Committees
Health Finance Commission
Commission on Excellence in Health Care

2005 Committee
Ways and Means Committee

August 1999, completed the Council of State Government Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development in Madison, Wisconsin.

Fall 2000, appointed to National Conference of State Legislatures Forum for State Health Policy Leadership

2002-2004, President of Indiana General Assembly Women’s Caucus Chair

September 2003, completed the Council of State Government Toll Fellowship Program, Lexington, Kentucky

Work Experience

1995 to present: Bloomington Hospital. Since April 1996, I have worked as a floor nurse in the hospital’s unit that cares for cancer patients. From June 1995 until October 1996, I worked in the hospital’s critical care units. From January 1997 to December 1997, I worked part-time as a physician extender for two cardiovascular surgeons.

August 1991 to August 1994: Graduate Secretary, Department of Theatre and Drama, Indiana University

January 1991 to May 1991: Substitute Teacher, Monroe County Community School Corporation

October 1983 to December 1994: Certified Childbirth Educator for Lamaze of Bloomington, Inc.

October 1983 to December 1990: Monroe County Probation Department. I served as the first Director of the Monroe County Community Corrections Program and as a probation officer.

August 1981 to April 1982: Substitute Teacher, Monroe County Community School Corporation

January 1979 to July 1981: Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Thad Cochran, Washington, D.C.

May 1977 to January 1979: Special Projects Coordinator and Caseworker, United States Representative Thad Cochran, Washington, D.C.

Activities

Past
President, Student Body Association, Mississippi College
Secretary, Senior Nursing Class, Ivy Tech State College
President, Indiana Association of Community Correction Act Counties
President, Lamaze of Bloomington, Inc.
Secretary, Indiana University Theatre Circle Board of Directors
Secretary, Family Services Association Board of Directors

Current
Family Impact Seminars Advisory Committee
Ivy Tech State College, Bloomington Campus, Nursing Programs Advisory Board,
Chairman
Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce
Brown County Chamber of Commerce
Women in Government
Bloomington Local Council of Women
Indiana State Nurses Association
NAACP
Monroe County Fraternal Order of Police
Monroe County Democrat Women’s Club
R.N. Club
Indiana University Theatre Circle

Recognitions

American Heart Association Heart of Indiana Award, 2003
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Small Business Champion, 2003
Indiana Safe Kids Coalition, Child Safety Advocate Award, 2002
Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Inc., Meritorious Service
Award, 2001
Indiana Chapter of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Public Policy Award, 2001
Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, Inc. Home Health and Hospice
Advocate for the Year, 2001
Ivy Tech State College's 2000 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
Ivy Tech State College, Bloomington's Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2000
Indiana Coalition for Human Service, 2000
Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living, 2000
National Association of Retired Federal Employees, 1999
Indiana Community Pharmacists, 1999
Indiana Pharmacists Alliance "President's Award", 1999
Indiana Association of Community Correction Act Counties Founders Award, 1999
Ivy Tech, Bloomington, Award of Excellence, 1995
Ivy Tech, Bloomington, Jeanine C. Rae Humanitarian Award, 1994