•Company/Firm:  Retired from full time work!

•Grew up in:  the “Thumb” of Michigan, near Snover, Michigan

•Lives in:  Orion Township, near Clarkston

•College/Major: Michigan State University/BA & MBA in Professional Accounting

•Hobbies & interests: Travel, collecting art, jigsaw puzzles

•Favorite vacation spot:  I’ve enjoyed many vacation spots across the world, but I find my memories often drift back to the majesty of the fjords of Norway.

•Something people may not know about me: I won my first two trophies at age seven for showing my Shorthorn heifer at the county 4-H fair.

•Favorite app on your phone:  Duolingo/Tinycards– using both to learn Italian

•Best gift ever received:  The most impactful gift I received was a mixed gemstone necklace that my late husband chose for me.   He had purchased it and hidden it in a drawer in his home office.   I found it after his unexpected death.

•One word used to describe myself: Determined

•Best advice ever received:  You can do anything you set your mind to….

•Favorite quote:  “Find beauty in life every day.  Live with meaning, purpose and intention.”

•Top things on my “bucket list”:  Visit the Louvre, take a European river cruise, return to Hawaii.