VICTORIA E. MURDEN

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The International South Pole Overland Expedition. The youngest member of a nine member team, representing five nations, that cross-country skied 750 miles across Antarctica to the geographic South Pole.

Mountaineering Expeditions: Mount Silverthrone, Alaska; Mount Kenya, Africa; Nevado Sajama, Bolivia; Huayna Potosi, Bolivia; Mount Rainier, Washington; Lewis Nunatuk, Antarctica; The "Kentucky Six Expedition" Denali (Mt. McKinley), did not summit. Ice Climbing Expeditions: Brooks and Muldrow Glaciers, Alaska. Sea Kayaking: Prince William Sound, Alaska; Kiwiyu Channel, Indian Ocean, Kenya. Graduate, The National Outdoor Leadership School, Semester in Africa, Kenya, Africa. Graduate, The National Outdoor Leadership School, Semester in Alaska, Palmer, Alaska.

World First: First woman to ski to the geographic South Pole. January 17, 1989.
World First: First American to ski to the geographic South Pole. January 17, 1989.
World First: First Woman to climb Lewis Nunatuk, in the Antarctic. December 30, 1988.

EDUCATION:

Juris Doctor, The University of Louisville, School of Law, May 1995. Admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, October 13, 1995.

Master of Divinity, Harvard University, June, 1989. Scholastic Emphasis: Public Policy and Medical Ethics. Named a "Hopkins Scholar," an academic honor established in 1636.

A.B., Smith College, May, 1985. Major Psychology (Physiological), Minor Education.

The Louisville Collegiate School, (High School) June, 1981.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Project Administrator for the Empowerment Zone, Louisville Development Authority. Responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing multi-million dollar programs designed to revitalize Louisville's most distressed neighborhoods. 1995 to the present.

Project Coordinator for Public Policy, Office of the Mayor. Responsible for analyzing, articulating and promoting the public-policy initiatives of Mayor Jerry E. Abramson. 1992 to 1994.

Director of the Volunteers of America Women's Center. Responsible for the overall administration of a residential center for homeless women. 1989 to 1990.

Staff Member, City of Cambridge Department of Human Services, Multi-Service Center for the Homeless. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987 to 1988.

Chaplain, Boston City Hospital. Recipient of the Hospital's Commendation for Distinguished Service. Boston, Massachusetts, 1986 to 1987.