About: Business & Service Background

Below is a list of past opportunities I have learned from.  Click here to read what people have said about my past performance.

On a personal level, some of my past experiences include:  Nine years single parenting one daughter.  Broke free of a five year abusive relationship in the 80's which left me with financial problems.  My marriage in 1992 survived an emotional and expensive custody battle for my two stepdaughters.  I have owned 11 pieces of real estate since 1989, most of which have been with my husband.  My husband and I have served in leadership at our church since the mid 90's.  Today, my husband and I are successful small business owners, having combined our experiences with our big dreams.

I briefly shared some of my personal history to demonstrate how different obstacles in my life did not prevented me from progressing forward.  My hope is to inspire others to believe that anything is possible with the right support system backing them up.

Education & Training 1978 to present:

• Real Estate Training

• Learn To Be Rich Training, Rich Dad Education

• Six Thinking Hats (Solve Problems, Make Decisions, Think Creatively)

• Reader-Focused Writing Tools

• All About Equal Employment Opportunity/Hiring and EEO Compliance

• Diversity In the Workplace Training

• Small Business Group Service Training

• Business Office Administrator Training

• Cohen Brown Training - Relationship/Needs Based Financial Services Training

• The Strategic Coach - Time Management Training

• Powerful Communication Skills for Women Seminar

• A Focus On Service: Customer Relations Skills for Credit Associates

• Business College:  Microcomputer Applications

• Women Against Violence Advocacy Training

• Train the Trainer Seminar

• General Management Principles/Communicating Performance Standards Training

• Retail Selling Skills Training Program

• U.S. Navy Radioman (Telecommunications) and Journalist Training

• A.A.:  Marketing/Fashion Merchandising

Business Experience Highlights:

• Marketing: Financial Services

• Telecommunications Sales & Service

• Credit & Accounts Receivable

• Retail Management: Clothing Chain

Volunteer Service:

• Member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer for homeowners association (23 properties):  Developed and maintained relationships with homeowners, set up and maintained financial records for homeowner association.

• Treasurer for 12 unit condo association:  Organized property owners, re-instituted board, created and implemented budget, increased revenue resulting in an asset increase from $223.70 to over $10,000.00 within 1 year.

• Web designer for non-profit all veterans memorial website out of Clear Lake, Wisconsin 1999 to present. 

Government Service:

• 6 years civil service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 

• 4 years U.S. Navy, Radioman, Honorable Discharge