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Co Martin ~ 2008
Who is Co ...
Disclaimer:
All the good you see in me is the Lord, all the bad you see is just me.
All the good you see in me is the Lord, all the bad you see is just me.
Brief History:
Colleen “Co” Stevens Martin officially announced her candidacy for the
2008 United States presidential election on January 01, 2008. Co is a
mother, grandmother and step-mother. Education has been her vocation
for almost two decades. She is a breast cancer survivor and currently lives
in New Mexico with her husband and near six of her children/step-children.
Co is the oldest daughter of Alvin Otis Stevens and Corene Brown
Stevens. Her father, Al, was born in El Paso, Texas, to a family of
Choctaw and Welsh heritage (among other things). He served during
WWII in the merchant marines at Saipan and in the U.S. Navy as a
seaman electrician. After leaving the military, he met and married Corene
(Stevens) in Searcy, Arkansas while attending Harding college. He
subsequently became a preacher. Corene, who was born on the family
homestead in Estancia valley, New Mexico, of European and Cherokee
heritage, partnered Al as he preached and later in missionary work.
Finally, Al became an officer as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, where he
served in the Mobile Riverine Force during the Vietnam war. Some years
later, he died on active duty while still serving as a Chaplain. After her
younger children were grown, Corene served as the school counselor for
grades 8-12 in a rural New Mexico school district for several years before
her retirement.
Co was born on a Sunday night, January 23, 1955, in Brownfield, Texas,
because Plains (where her father was preaching) was too small a town to
support a hospital. Co attended French pre-school and learned limited
French speaking ability while her parents were missionaries in Paris and
Evreux, France. Beginning with 1st grade through 8th grade, she attended
19 different schools and had 23 different teachers. Co became a
Christian in 1964 while living in Kaiserslautern Germany, where her father
was then stationed as a U.S. Army Chaplain. Her brother and sister were
also born while her family was stationed in Germany. She began high
school at Fort Hamilton High School, Brooklyn, NY, continued at William H.
Burgess High School, El Paso, TX, where she earned her diploma in
conjunction with the distance education program at Texas Tech. Co’s first
husband, whom she met at college, was Melvin Joe Miller of Texas. Their
two daughters are now married, both of whose husbands are currently
serving in the U.S. Army. Co’s second husband is Larry Fred Martin and
he has five children, all of whom Co loves very much.
She has earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland,
history teaching certification at Angelo State University, an M.S. Ed. from
Harding University (special education and administration) and is currently
pursuing an M.S.T. with New Mexico Tech (This study was interrupted by
her cancer and subsequent chemo-therapy.).
Co was privileged to have lived in Europe for seven and a half years. She
has done short term missions to France, Kosovo and Haiti. She also
helped to smuggle Bibles into Eastern Europe before the wall went down.
She has taught innumerable Bible classes and hopes one day to earn her
Ph.D. in Theology so that she can teach on the university level. She was a
Brownie, a Girl Scout, an Explorer and served as a scout leader several
years. Co enjoys roller skating, reading Science Fiction, playing video
games, spending time with her family and friends, listening to Christian
music and going to summer Bible camp.
WORK EXPERIENCE ~ Co has been employed in a variety of jobs,
including, but not limited to:
~ El Paso, TX ~ bussing tables at restaurant; front counter for fast food
~ Lubbock, TX ~ cafeteria worker; bus driver
~ Key West FL ~ substitute teacher; in-home day care
~ San Angelo, TX ~ restaurant waitress; substitute teacher; skating rink
attendant; radio station DJ; night manager for fast food, tutor, houseparent
at a children's home
~ Searcy, AR ~ pizza restaurant server
~ Peoria, IL ~ fast food drive-through attendant
~ Metamora, IL ~ grocery store stocker and cashier
~ Pontiac, IL ~ prison guard
~ North Little Rock, AR ~ lipstick factory worker
~ Albuquerque, NM ~ relief houseparent, movie extra, on-set teacher
Her teaching experience is also extensive and varied:
~ ESL Instructor (European adults) - Eloquia Language Institute,
Augsburg, Germany
~ Assistant Instructor, basic skills (military personnel) - Temple University,
Augsburg, Germany
~ Special Education Teacher, San Elizario Schools (7th through 12th) -
San Elizario, Texas
~ Severe Disorders of Language Teacher, study skills coordinator &
Special Education Department Chair (7th and 8th grades) - El Sausal
Middle School, Salinas, California
~ Inclusion and Resource Teacher, Special Education Department Chair
(7th and 8th grades) - Rose City Middle School, North Little Rock,
Arkansas
~ Assistant Principal/Guidance Counselor (Pre-K through 12th) -
Davis/Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, Alaska
~ Trainable Mentally Handicapped Teacher (9th through 12th grades) -
Junction City High School, Junction City, Kansas
~ Adjunct faculty for the English and Philosophy Departments - Cloud
County Community College, Geary County Campus, Junction City, Kansas
~ Co-author/co-teacher Alternative Intervention Program, Special
Education math (9th through 12th grades) - Los Lunas High School, Los
Lunas, New Mexico
~ Special Education Program Specialist, Visually Impaired
Representative (pre-K through 12th grade) - Moriarty Municipal Schools
(eight schools), Moriarty, New Mexico
~ Self-contained teacher for residential treatment students, head teacher,
instructional coach, middle school math and science, other subjects
classroom teacher as needed (6th through 12th grades) - La Academia
De Esperanza (charter school), Albuquerque, New Mexico
~ Communication skills teacher (9th through 12th grades) - Albuquerque
Charter Vocational High School (charter school), {currently Digital Arts and
Technology Academy ~ DATA} Albuquerque, New Mexico
Co is educationally certified in New Mexico for
K-12 special education and administration
secondary English, psychology and social studies.
She currently teaches gifted students at West Mesa High School in
Albuquerque, NM.
Campaign for United States President, 2008 election
Although she originally planned her announcement in January of 2007, this
was delayed due to the discovery of cancer and the subsequent biopsies,
surgery and chemotherapy. Co has considered running several times
before, but at this point in time, this election seems to have no clear
leader. Having no previous political experience could be a disadvantage
or an advantage, depending on the point of view. The disadvantage would
be in not knowing the “ropes” and the advantage is in having no previous
political bad habits or old political debts to pay.
At its core, this is a grass roots campaign for positive political
change in the United States of America.
Colleen “Co” Stevens Martin officially announced her candidacy for the
2008 United States presidential election on January 01, 2008. Co is a
mother, grandmother and step-mother. Education has been her vocation
for almost two decades. She is a breast cancer survivor and currently lives
in New Mexico with her husband and near six of her children/step-children.
Co is the oldest daughter of Alvin Otis Stevens and Corene Brown
Stevens. Her father, Al, was born in El Paso, Texas, to a family of
Choctaw and Welsh heritage (among other things). He served during
WWII in the merchant marines at Saipan and in the U.S. Navy as a
seaman electrician. After leaving the military, he met and married Corene
(Stevens) in Searcy, Arkansas while attending Harding college. He
subsequently became a preacher. Corene, who was born on the family
homestead in Estancia valley, New Mexico, of European and Cherokee
heritage, partnered Al as he preached and later in missionary work.
Finally, Al became an officer as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, where he
served in the Mobile Riverine Force during the Vietnam war. Some years
later, he died on active duty while still serving as a Chaplain. After her
younger children were grown, Corene served as the school counselor for
grades 8-12 in a rural New Mexico school district for several years before
her retirement.
Co was born on a Sunday night, January 23, 1955, in Brownfield, Texas,
because Plains (where her father was preaching) was too small a town to
support a hospital. Co attended French pre-school and learned limited
French speaking ability while her parents were missionaries in Paris and
Evreux, France. Beginning with 1st grade through 8th grade, she attended
19 different schools and had 23 different teachers. Co became a
Christian in 1964 while living in Kaiserslautern Germany, where her father
was then stationed as a U.S. Army Chaplain. Her brother and sister were
also born while her family was stationed in Germany. She began high
school at Fort Hamilton High School, Brooklyn, NY, continued at William H.
Burgess High School, El Paso, TX, where she earned her diploma in
conjunction with the distance education program at Texas Tech. Co’s first
husband, whom she met at college, was Melvin Joe Miller of Texas. Their
two daughters are now married, both of whose husbands are currently
serving in the U.S. Army. Co’s second husband is Larry Fred Martin and
he has five children, all of whom Co loves very much.
She has earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland,
history teaching certification at Angelo State University, an M.S. Ed. from
Harding University (special education and administration) and is currently
pursuing an M.S.T. with New Mexico Tech (This study was interrupted by
her cancer and subsequent chemo-therapy.).
Co was privileged to have lived in Europe for seven and a half years. She
has done short term missions to France, Kosovo and Haiti. She also
helped to smuggle Bibles into Eastern Europe before the wall went down.
She has taught innumerable Bible classes and hopes one day to earn her
Ph.D. in Theology so that she can teach on the university level. She was a
Brownie, a Girl Scout, an Explorer and served as a scout leader several
years. Co enjoys roller skating, reading Science Fiction, playing video
games, spending time with her family and friends, listening to Christian
music and going to summer Bible camp.
WORK EXPERIENCE ~ Co has been employed in a variety of jobs,
including, but not limited to:
~ El Paso, TX ~ bussing tables at restaurant; front counter for fast food
~ Lubbock, TX ~ cafeteria worker; bus driver
~ Key West FL ~ substitute teacher; in-home day care
~ San Angelo, TX ~ restaurant waitress; substitute teacher; skating rink
attendant; radio station DJ; night manager for fast food, tutor, houseparent
at a children's home
~ Searcy, AR ~ pizza restaurant server
~ Peoria, IL ~ fast food drive-through attendant
~ Metamora, IL ~ grocery store stocker and cashier
~ Pontiac, IL ~ prison guard
~ North Little Rock, AR ~ lipstick factory worker
~ Albuquerque, NM ~ relief houseparent, movie extra, on-set teacher
Her teaching experience is also extensive and varied:
~ ESL Instructor (European adults) - Eloquia Language Institute,
Augsburg, Germany
~ Assistant Instructor, basic skills (military personnel) - Temple University,
Augsburg, Germany
~ Special Education Teacher, San Elizario Schools (7th through 12th) -
San Elizario, Texas
~ Severe Disorders of Language Teacher, study skills coordinator &
Special Education Department Chair (7th and 8th grades) - El Sausal
Middle School, Salinas, California
~ Inclusion and Resource Teacher, Special Education Department Chair
(7th and 8th grades) - Rose City Middle School, North Little Rock,
Arkansas
~ Assistant Principal/Guidance Counselor (Pre-K through 12th) -
Davis/Ramoth Memorial School, Selawik, Alaska
~ Trainable Mentally Handicapped Teacher (9th through 12th grades) -
Junction City High School, Junction City, Kansas
~ Adjunct faculty for the English and Philosophy Departments - Cloud
County Community College, Geary County Campus, Junction City, Kansas
~ Co-author/co-teacher Alternative Intervention Program, Special
Education math (9th through 12th grades) - Los Lunas High School, Los
Lunas, New Mexico
~ Special Education Program Specialist, Visually Impaired
Representative (pre-K through 12th grade) - Moriarty Municipal Schools
(eight schools), Moriarty, New Mexico
~ Self-contained teacher for residential treatment students, head teacher,
instructional coach, middle school math and science, other subjects
classroom teacher as needed (6th through 12th grades) - La Academia
De Esperanza (charter school), Albuquerque, New Mexico
~ Communication skills teacher (9th through 12th grades) - Albuquerque
Charter Vocational High School (charter school), {currently Digital Arts and
Technology Academy ~ DATA} Albuquerque, New Mexico
Co is educationally certified in New Mexico for
K-12 special education and administration
secondary English, psychology and social studies.
She currently teaches gifted students at West Mesa High School in
Albuquerque, NM.
Campaign for United States President, 2008 election
Although she originally planned her announcement in January of 2007, this
was delayed due to the discovery of cancer and the subsequent biopsies,
surgery and chemotherapy. Co has considered running several times
before, but at this point in time, this election seems to have no clear
leader. Having no previous political experience could be a disadvantage
or an advantage, depending on the point of view. The disadvantage would
be in not knowing the “ropes” and the advantage is in having no previous
political bad habits or old political debts to pay.
At its core, this is a grass roots campaign for positive political
change in the United States of America.
| Just the Facts Cherokee name: Akala, of the treaty right nation of Texas no political experience Born: January 23, 1955 (age 53) Brownfield, Texas Political party: unaffiliated strong Jeffersonian {wiki} {UShistory} {party} by political ideology (a states' rights advocate, reduced federal control) & according to the "Worlds Smallest Political Quiz" ~ very strongly Libertarian Alma mater: Lubbock Christian Univ. Univ of Texas at El Paso University of Maryland ~ BA Psychology Angelo State University Harding University ~ MS Ed New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ~ currently enrolled Profession: teacher Religion: church of Christ |
| B.C. ~ before chemo |
| WE can make a great presidency; with your prayers, your support, your input, an excellent cabinet and the Creator. |
For I can do all
things through
Christ who
strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
things through
Christ who
strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
| A.C. ~ after chemo |
CAMPAIGN DATES:
January 11, 2008 ~
Ken Fatula graciously
accepted the vice
presidential position on
this ticket.
February 2, 2008 ~
FEC form 2 mailed
February 7, 2008 ~
missed the window for
access to West
Virginia's ballot
February 12, 2008 ~
Articles of Organization
submitted to Santa Fe,
NM
February 19, 2008 ~
will resubmit the Articles
of Organization to Santa
Fe with corrections
January 11, 2008 ~
Ken Fatula graciously
accepted the vice
presidential position on
this ticket.
February 2, 2008 ~
FEC form 2 mailed
February 7, 2008 ~
missed the window for
access to West
Virginia's ballot
February 12, 2008 ~
Articles of Organization
submitted to Santa Fe,
NM
February 19, 2008 ~
will resubmit the Articles
of Organization to Santa
Fe with corrections
SCHEDULED
CALENDAR DATES:
March 21-25, 2008 ~
begin Texas campaign
and seek electors
March 26-30, 2008 ~
International Soul
Winning Workshop in
Tulsa, OK
April 29- May 2, 2008 ~
Pepperdine Workshop
in Malibu,.CA
June 4, 2008 ~
Santa Fe to submit
New Mexico election
documents
June 16-20, 2008 ~ AP
Environmental Science
training Albuquerque,
NM
July 4-6, 2008 ~
Acappella workshop in
TN
CALENDAR DATES:
March 21-25, 2008 ~
begin Texas campaign
and seek electors
March 26-30, 2008 ~
International Soul
Winning Workshop in
Tulsa, OK
April 29- May 2, 2008 ~
Pepperdine Workshop
in Malibu,.CA
June 4, 2008 ~
Santa Fe to submit
New Mexico election
documents
June 16-20, 2008 ~ AP
Environmental Science
training Albuquerque,
NM
July 4-6, 2008 ~
Acappella workshop in
TN