Born in 1943, I spent my first 21 years in Salt Lake City, daughter of Robert Calvin Peel and Billee Beverly Thomas Peel. My father died in 1952, when he was 29.

 

After high school, I started college, and served in the North British Mission.

 

Married in the Salt Lake Temple by President LeGrand Richards to Michael Carl Adams of Santa Ana, California in 1967. We have since divorced.

 

B.A. from the University of Utah graduating with a major in History and minor in Political Science. Spent a summer at Sarah Lawrence representing U. of Utah at the Colligate Council of the U.N. Received two Hinckley Internships. Completed two years graduate work in Middle East Studies, Persian and Hebrew, one of which was a graduate fellowship at the University of Tehran, Iran. In Iran, worked for Dr. Jamshid Amuzegar, Minister of Interior and Representative to OPEC.

 

I worked 10 years in public relations including, Coordinator for the Glen Campbell L.A. Open Golf Tournament in Los Angeles; Administrative Director and Associate Editor for the American Society of Magazine Photo­graphers, Manager of Investor Relations for Swanton Securities, and a Marketing Consultant for Instinet (Computerized Stock Exchange) in New York. In 1972 I was a clerk in the congressional office of John Myers in Washington, D.C. In 1982 served on the Utah Opera Guild Board, under Chairman Minna F. Work.

 

Lived in Iran, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Washington, D. C., Miamii, New York City and England for over 20 years, and returned to Salt Lake in the 1990’s.

 

An avid genealogist all my life, I finally became a full time genealogist with my own company. Since 2000 I have been the Forensic Genealogist for the U.S. Repatriation Project.

 

In 2011 I began working with the Women’s State Legislative Council of Utah. Served as Co-Chair of the Natural Resource, Environment and Energy Committee for the 2012 Legislative Session.

 

Hobbies are Middle East and Old Testament History, personal genealogy and politics. I have spent a lot of time in local politics having served as a State College Republican Secretary, Part Time Print Researcher RNC 1972, Utah State Legislative Intern 1973, Legislative District Vice Chairman 1971, 1975, CPAC staff and Associate Member Sacramento County Republican Party 1979, Utah State Delegate 1972, 1982, County Delegate 2010, 2012.

 

I enjoy gardening and travel. My travels have taken me to the Middle East, China, Morocco, Europe, South Africa, Mexico, Canada and most of the U.S. I hope there is still more travel in my life.

 

I am an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which is the center of my life.

 

I am looking forward to the reunion and seeing if I can still recognize you guys.