Denise C. Garlick

Denise C. Garlick DEMDemocrat

State Representative, 13th Norfolk District

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Denise C. GarlickDEMDemocrat State Representative, 13th Norfolk District
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Denise C. Garlick (née Collatos) is an American state legislator representing the 13th Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.Garlick was graduated from Dedham High School in 1972. Garlick attended the New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing and Fitchburg State College BSN. She is a Needham resident and a member of the Democratic Party. In 2017, she was honored as the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council's Legislator of the Year. She is also a registered nurse. In Needham she served as the vice chair of the Board of Selectmen, co-chair of the Needham Senior Center Exploratory Committee, and the chair for the Needham Board of Health.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing
Attended
Fitchburg State College
BS Nursing
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
2011 - Current
Vice-Chair
Needham Board of Selectmen
2008 - 2011
Member
Town Meeting
Other Experience1 - 37 of 37
Chair
Needham Board of Health
2006 - 2007
Co-Chair
Needham Coalition for Suicide Prevention Committee
Co-Chair
Council of State Governments Health Public Policy
Former Co-Chair
Needham Senior Center Exploratory Committee
Former President
Massachusetts Nurses Association
Member
Needham Business Association
Member
Needham-Newton Chamber of Commerce
Member
Harvard School of Public Health Environmental Research Center Advisory Board
Member
Massachusetts Health Policy Forum
Member
Friends of the Board of Health and Traveling Meals
Member
Needham Council of Economic Advisors
Member
Friends of the Needham Elderly
Member
Exchange Club
Opioid Fellow
National Council of State Legislatures
Volunteer
Charles River ARC
Chair
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair
Joint Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Chair
Elder Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Member
Personnel and Administration Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
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 Member
Bills in the Third Reading Committee, Massachusetts State House of Represenatives
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Ways and Means, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Ways and Means Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives
Member
Food System Caucus
Member
MBTA Caucus
Member
Tech Hub Caucus
Member
Prevention Health Caucus
Member
Progressive Caucus
Member
Opioid Trust Fund Advisory Council, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives
Member
Caucus of Women Legislators
Member
MetroWest Caucus
Member
Labor Caucus
Member
Caucus for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Member
Elder Affairs Caucus
Member
Biotech Caucus
Member
Manufacturing Caucus
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