Marlene has lived in Monterey County since 1969 and in Carmel Valley since 1980. During her forty-one years of teaching at MPC, she served as English Department Chair, Teachers' Association president, and Academic Senate president.
Her involvement with the marine science community began in 1969 when her late husband was a professor at Hopkins Marine Station. He was director at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories for eighteen years and served on the boards of the Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras and had two Fulbrights and three National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships. She wrote four college composition textbooks and many articles for newspapers and magazines.
Marlene is concerned about the traffic load on Carmel Valley Road and water availability and is grateful for those who have been vigilant in trying to protect the valley from exploitation. She hopes to help protect our very special part of the universe and promote its residential and environmental ambience.
