SALLY MAGNUSON
Mayor Pro Tem
Place 4
(972) 867-2666 (home)
smagnuson@plano.gov
Personal
Sally was born and raised in Boston and Harwich Port, Massachusetts. She
attended Pearce Business School in Boston and has taken continuing education
classes in Texas.
She
and her husband, Ken, have been married for 37 years. They moved to Plano
in 1970 along with their son and daughter, Bruce and Kristen. Both children
graduated from Plano Senior High and are married. Sally and Ken have three
grandchildren: Brooke Rasor, and Kenny and Grayson Magnuson. Sally spent
the first few years in Plano staying involved with the arts groups and
volunteering at Richardson General Hospital and PISD. She has been active
in the community for over 32 years. In her spare time, Sally enjoys
reading, gardening and swimming.
City and County
Boards and Commissions
Foreman Collin County Grand Jury – January through June 2002
Collin County Community College Committee of 100
Chairman Library Board
Chairman - Community Relations Commission
Two
City Bond Committees - Libraries
Two
County Bond Committees – Municipal Facilities and the Juvenile Justice
Center
Plano Library Foundation
Friends of the Library
City Involvement
The
Volunteer Center of Collin County
Live From Plano
Leadership Plano Class X Executive Board Member
Founding Board Member Plano Preservation Association
Founding Board Member – Plano Forum
Plano Citizens Police Academy Class X
Presby PHorum
Former Board Member – Hope’s Door
Former Board Member – Plano Art Association
Former Board Member – Plano Fine Arts League
Former Board Member – Tuesday Book Club
Advisory Board – Turning Point (Rape Crisis Center)
Advisory Board – Junior League of Plano
Advisory Board – CASA
Former Advisory Board – CITY House
PISD Volunteer Art Teacher 1972 – 1979
Plano Chamber of
Commerce
Ambassador Club
Government Relations Committee
Minority Enterprise Development Committee
Former Board Member – Women’s Division of the Plano Chamber of Commerce
Church
Has
been a member of and volunteered at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton and Prince of Peace Catholic Community
Former member of the Diocese of Dallas RCIA Committee
Employment
Sally returned to the workforce in 1980 and has held a variety of positions
since that time. Most recently she was a Municipal Marketing Manager for
BFI/Trinity Waste Services, covering a five county region in North Texas.
Prior to that she spent several years as an account executive with the Plano
Star Courier and Inside Collin County Business. She also has experience as
an SBA loan officer with PMC Capital.