Marsha Daniels Arzberger

Biographical Information

The following is from ALIS for the 48th Arizona State Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (2008):

Marsha Arzberger
Minority Leader  
Democrat  District 25
Senate
1700 W. Washington
Room 213
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-4321
Fax Number: (602) 417-3146
Email Address: [email protected]
Home City:Willcox
Occupation: Family businesses farm/ranch (retired); former Assistant for Special Projects, Arizona Board of Regents
Member Since: January 2001
Party: Democrat

Personal –

            Marsha Arzberger
            Age 67; born St. Joseph, Missouri.  Raised on a farm in Missouri.
            Arizona resident since 1967 

Family –

            Married, husband Gus Arzberger.  The Arzberger family homesteaded in the Kansas Settlement southeast of Arizona in 1908.
            Two children; two step-children; five grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren

Occupation –

            Farmer/Rancher (retired); Arizona Board of Regents 1993-2000, Assistant to the Director for Special Projects (higher education analyst); former Dean of Draughon’s Business College and professor Oklahoma Junior College of Business and Technology; Registered Medical Laboratory Technologist

Elected –

            State Senate 2000-2001, District 8; State Senate 2003-2004, District 25
            Elected Precinct Committeeperson 1982-1996

Education –

            Bachelor of Science in Education, Northwest Missouri State University (With Honors)
            Master’s in Public Administration, Arizona State University (With Distinction)
            Graduate work toward a second Master’s degree in Political Science, ASU 

Background & Experience –

·           Marsha was raised on a farm in Missouri and worked her way through college with scholarships
·           Dean of Draughon’s Business College in Kansas City, MO; Professor, Oklahoma Junior College of Business and Technology
·           Farmer / Rancher, partner with husband Gus in family farm and ranch businesses and owned and managed apartments
·           Arizona Board of Regents (1993-2000), Assistant to the Director for Special Projects, focusing on higher education research.  Coordinated the 2000 Higher Education Arizona Town Hall Background Report and authored two chapters.
·           Registered Medical Laboratory Technologist 

Appointments & Boards –

·           Appointed to the Arizona Commission of Agriculture & Horticulture (Governor’s appointment) 1979-1982
·           Cochise College Foundation Board member since 1999 

Personal Achievements –

·           Private Pilot with instrument rating and over 5000 hours of flying experience
·           Published author of a novel and approximately 18 journalism articles 

Community Service –

·           Civil Air Patrol – 30-year member.  Group Commander of Southeast Arizona; Command Search Pilot; Search and Rescue Mission Commander
·           Volunteered at Willcox Elementary and Middle schools
·           Served on Willcox, Arizona public schools community committees

Organizations –

            Cochise College Foundation Board
            Civil Air Patrol
            Farm Bureau
            Cattle Growers
            Business & Professional Women
            AAUW (American Assoc. of University Women)
            National Organization of Women Legislators
            Cochise County Democrats
            Friends of the Library
            Sulphur Springs Historical Society
            League of Women Voters

Interim Committees  –

            Rural Physicians Study Committee (Co-chair)
            Ad Hoc Study Committee on State Retirees Health Benefits (Chair)
            Blue Ribbon Task Force on Effluent Reuse (Co-chair)
            Joint Legislative Study Committee on State Employee Compensation

Education

Masters: Public Administration, Arizona State University, 1993

Bachelors Science: Education, Northwest Missouri State University, 1959

Additional Information

LEGISLATIVE FAMILY:  wife of the Honorable Gus L. Arzberger

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

Birth: DOB:  Ancestry's U.S. Public Record Index, the Representative did not provide a DOB for the Arizona Capitol Times' Guide to the Legislature (green books), POB:  Project Vote Smart listed:  St. Joseph, MO, however, the 2004 Guide to the 46th Legislature (Phoenix, AZ:  Arizona News Service, 2004) (green book) shows the place of birth as Gower, MO, which is a small town near St. Joseph, MO, Daniels from the Honorable Gus L. Arzberger's 44th AZ Legislature bio

 

Education: 2008 Guide to the Legislature (Greenbook)