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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 7 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, State, 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
Federal 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
International Political Affiliations:
- Past Board of Directors, Sister Cities International
- Panel member, 1990 International Crime Conference, Paris & Strasbourg, France and 1989, Montreal, Canada
- Past 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 Background:
- Former President and CEO, Myrick Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
Past or Current Community and Cultural Affiliations:
- Arts & Sciences Council Fund Drive
- Heart Fund
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Cancer Jail-a-thorn
- Executive Committee for Muscular Dystrophy Association
- March of Dimes
- Acetates
- 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
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