Maryanne Morse holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Business Administration from Rollins College. Her minor in undergraduate school was accounting. Her graduate studies included a concentration in the areas of Finance and Marketing. In addition, she was a registered stock and commodities broker and held a life and health insurance license.

Maryanne managed the Orlando Law Firm of Whitaker and Koepke for 14 years. Her responsibilities included all aspects of legal, administrative and financial management. Maryanne also served as comptroller of an independent oil and gas drilling company for 12 years. In this capacity, she was responsible for leasing contracts, limited partnership agreements, banking responsibilities, pro-forma, and cash flow and working budgets.

Active in the community, Maryanne served as president of the Greater Seminole Chamber of Commerce and as director of her homeowners association. She served as a member of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council’s Project Review Committee and as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Seminole Expressway Authority.

Active in politics, Maryanne served as Secretary of the Republican Party of Florida from 1980 to 1988 and as Republican National Committeewoman for Florida from 1988 until 1996. She served as chairman of Florida’s Presidency II Republican Party convention in 1987, and as co-chairman of Presidency III in 1995. Maryanne was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court for Seminole County in 1988, re-elected in 1992, re-elected again without opposition in 1996, and re-elected in 2000.

Maryanne has generated more than $7.1 million in "excess fees", or cash savings, in 12 years in office (with those savings being transferred to the Board of County Commissioners). She has helped fund a countywide fiber optic network for local governments and introduced advanced computer technology and bar coding to the courtroom. Maryanne developed first-of-its-kind-in-Florida program of post card notification for drivers with suspended licenses.

In 1992, Maryanne was honored as one of the top 75 government innovators in the U.S., Harvard University's JFK School of Government. For 19 consecutive years, the Clerk’s Office has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Finance Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.