She is a Writer, Teacher and past small business owner whose life has included:

        -   Publication in literary magazines and anthologies

        -   Member of the Education/Training subcommittee for the Oregon Association of  Mortgage Brokers (OAMB), now known as the Oregon Assoc. of Mortgage Professionals

         - Member of the Clackamas County Partnership Development Committee, 
            an education subcommittee of the Children and Youth Coordinating Council

         - Director and Chair of the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission

         - Director of the OAMB 

         - Member, Sunnyside Neo-Traditional Village Green Steering Committee

         - Named Oregon's Broker of the Year by the OAMB

BS in Business Administration - Portland State University
MFA in Creative Writing - Pacific University

To see a short excerpt of her memoir, click here: I Thought You Knew.