Marilyn B. Lee

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Born Schenectady, New York
Married Samuel S.H. Lee of Kalihi, July 2, 1966 (deceased Feb. 12, 2012)
Four children: Mary, John, Thomas and Andrew
Nine grandchildren 

EDUCATION

Mont Pleasant High School, Schenectady, NY
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Syracuse University, NY 1962
Naval Officer Training School, Newport, RI 1962

EXPERIENCE ABROAD

Accompanied husband, a US Foreign Service Officer, abroad and lived in Seoul, Korea (3 years); Manila, Philippines (5 years); Taipei, Taiwan (3 years). Conducted the responsibilities of a Foreign Service spouse including interaction with Foreign Nationals.

JOB HISTORY

U.S. Navy Nurse during Vietnam Era, Honorable Discharge 1962-1966
Staff, George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C. 1966-1968
Embassy Nurse for American Institute in Taiwan 1979 -1981
Staff, Manager of Medicine and Surgery, Nursing Supervisor: Wahiawa General Hospital 1982 - 1995. Instrumental in creating the Wahiawa General Hospital Home Health Agency.

PRESENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mililani Neighborhood Board 25: Member for 18 years
Commission on the Status of Women: O’ahu Commissioner
School Community Council at Mililani High School: Member since 2012
Friends of Mililani Public Library: Charter member & VP of the Board
Soroptimist International of Central O’ahu: Program Chair & past President
Friends of the Missing Child Center, Hawai’i: Board Member
Mililani Lions Club: Member and first Vice President
Board member of a Central Oahu Homeless Nonprofit
Producer of “Kukui Connection” on Olelo TV (featuring politics, community issues, culture & the arts) since 2000

PAST COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mililani Neighborhood Board 25: Chair, 4 years
Mililani High School PTSA: President, 6 years
Mililani High School SCBM (the first in the State): Member
Mililani Waena Elementary SCBM: President, Vice President, Member
Central O’ahu Caregiver Support Group: President and Founding Member
American Cancer Society Hawai’i: Board Member
Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee: Member 2016
Mililani High School Senior Project Judge
Speaker at the 2016 Secondary Student Conference

POLITICAL HISTORY

Hawaii State House of Representatives, Mililani/Mililani Mauka, 1996-2012
Majority Floor leader, 4 years
Co-Chair, Women’s Caucus and Kupuna Caucus, 12 years
Transportation Committee,12 years. Appointed to and served as Chair of OMPO, 3 terms
Vice Chair, House Finance Committee, 6 years. Member, 8 years
Served on Consumer Protection, Judiciary, Labor and Public Safety Committees

AWARDS

YWCA Leader Luncheon Honoree 2016
Lifetime Achievement Award from Hawaii Women Lawyers 2012
“Nurse Champion”, Pacific Institute of Nursing 2011
Outstanding Leadership Award, NCSL Women’s Network 2011-2012