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Denise Garlick's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Denise C. Garlick

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Russell; 4 Children: Monica, Elizabeth, Alex, Andy

Home City:

Needham, MA

Attended, New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing

BS, Nursing, Fitchburg State College

Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirteenth Norfolk, 2011-present

Member, Town Meeting

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Thirteenth Norfolk, 2018, 2020, 2022

Vice-Chair, Needham Board of Selectmen, 2008-2011

Former Member, Bills in the Third Reading Committee, Massachusetts State House of Represenatives

Member, Biotech Caucus

Member, Caucus for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Member, Caucus of Women Legislators

Chair, Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Member, Elder Affairs Caucus

Former Chair, Elder Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Member, Food System Caucus

Former Member, Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representative

Former Member, Joint Committee on Public Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Member, Labor Caucus

Member, MBTA Caucus

Member, Manufacturing Caucus

Member, MetroWest Caucus

Member, Opioid Trust Fund Advisory Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Personnel and Administration Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Member, Prevention Health Caucus

Member, Progressive Caucus

Member, Tech Hub Caucus

Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

No professional experience on file.

Volunteer, Charles River ARC

Co-Chair, Council of State Governments Health Public Policy

Member, Exchange Club

Member, Friends of the Board of Health and Traveling Meals

Member, Friends of the Needham Elderly

Member, Harvard School of Public Health Environmental Research Center Advisory Board

Member, Massachusetts Health Policy Forum

Former President, Massachusetts Nurses Association

Opioid Fellow, National Council of State Legislatures

Member, Needham Business Association

Co-Chair, Needham Coalition for Suicide Prevention Committee

Member, Needham Council of Economic Advisors

Former Co-Chair, Needham Senior Center Exploratory Committee

Member, Needham-Newton Chamber of Commerce

Chair, Needham Board of Health, 2006-2007

Awards:

Massachusetts Nurses Association Freshman Legislator

Certificate of Appreciation - Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Certificate of Appreciation - Riverside Community Care

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