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Rep. Lyla Berg

(1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Rep. Lyla Berg

SHE is a Jill of all trades. Fil-Am Lyla Berg is not only a Hawaii Representative but also carries the title doctor, radio host, state coordinator and Chief Executive Officer.

The 57-year-old is a member of the Democratic Party and represents the 18th Representative District in the Hawaii State House of Representatives of the Hawaii State Legislature.

Her district includes Hahaione, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Hawaii Loa Ridge, Aina Haina, Wailupe and Kahala on the island of Oahu.

Berg was elected to the Hawaii State of Representatives in 2004 and reelected in 2007.

She is the Assistant Majority Floor Leader.

Born in 1951, Berg was an overachiever from the start.

After graduating from Punahou School, Hawai‘I, she attended Georgetown University where she double majored.

During her time at Georgetown, she attended the University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.

After graduating with a Bachelor in Arts in German and English degree, she earned her Masters in Education at The American University in Washington D.C. and Masters of Education Degrees in Curriculum & Instruction and Educational Administration at the University of Hawai‘i-Manoa in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

In 1994, she then received her PH.D. in Education at The Union Institute, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Most recently in 2006, she graduated at John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, Cambridge, MA.



 

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