Wilken was a major proponent for the annexation of the community of University Park into the larger city of Boca Raton, Florida, during the early 1970s.
She later served as the first female Mayor of Boca Raton and a Palm Beach County commissioner.
[1] She graduated from Emma Willard School, Troy NY and George Washington University Columbian College in Washington, DC and earned her MPA at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton FL.
[2][3] Residents of Boca Raton and University Park approved the merger in a referendum held on July 27, 1971.
[1][4] The city established park impact fees and purchased the South Inlet Beach during Wilken's tenure.