I grew up in Amherst NY and graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1996. Afterward I attended the State University of New York at Buffalo. I am a single mother of 2, 1 boy 10 years old and 1 girl 8 years old.

I live in Colorado Springs CO and I enjoy hiking with my 3 dogs named Hagrid, Capt Jack, and Boomer..

I have spent 21 years as an Army Wife perfecting many skills including adaptability, initiative, multitasking, critical thinking, stress management, and dependability. As a mother of a daughter with Autism I have had the rewarding yet arduous "boots on the ground" task of honing skills which include patience, outside of the box communication, advocacy, resiliency, creativity, stability and compassion.