About Marsha Swails
Marsha is an award-winning English teacher at Woodbury High School and a 20-year resident of Woodbury (Click here to visit Marsha's homepage on the Woodbury High School website). She has a B.A. in English / Secondary Education from Graceland University and an M.F.A. in Writing from Hamline University. Her honors and professional associations include:
- Woodbury Chamber of Commerce: Teacher of the Year - 2004
- Sam's Club: Teacher of the Year - 2002 (White Bear Lake)
- Minnesota Teacher of the Year: Semi-finalist 2001
- State Advisor: Minnesota Association of Honor Societies
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Member, King of Kings Lutheran Church
- Alumni Board of Directors of Graceland University
- B.A. – English / Master of Fine Arts – Writing
- Community Volunteer
Husband, Tom is a small business owner providing management consulting services.
Daughter, Ann is married to Mike Fritz and works as a commercial interior designer at ESG Architects in Minneapolis.
Son, Ben works as a Technical Consultant for Boston Scientific.
Sam is the family dog and a strident supporter of the campaign!
Marsha with husband, Tom, son Ben, daughter Ann, and son-in-law Mike



