As a Florida native, born in Clearwater, I've lived on the Space Coast since 1993. Before embarking on my real estate career, I obtained my B.S. in Finance from FSU. I spent 10 years with Bank of America working in Human Resources and Banking Center Management. This experience helped me gain a comprehensive understanding of financial products and services
as well as interpersonal communications and project management.
After my years at the bank, I incorporated and served as the Executive Director for a not-for-profit that focused on injury prevention for children. During my time with The Source of Safety, I obtained a certification as a Child Passenger Safety Instructor. Our organization offered Child Passenger Safety certification courses for local police officers, fire firefighters and hospital neonatal nurses. The Source of Safety also became the lead organization for the Brevard County Safe Kids Chapter in which I was the Co-Coordinator.
Volunteering within the community has always been very important to me. I was a member of the Junior League of Central & North Brevard for over 10 years. During that time, I served as the Public Affairs Chairman and worked closely with our local Senators and Representatives to get a Florida Booster Seat Bill sponsored, including traveling to the House and Senate to help promote the bill.
My passion for helping our youth continued after my work in the non-profit sector. I spent 7 years as a Youth Minister and led the implementation of the Life Teen Youth Ministry Program for my local parish. During this time, I worked closely with high school teens and their families with the objective of leading teens closer to Christ. I was blessed with the opportunity to lead retreats, camp trips, weekly Life Nights and a pilgrimage to Poland for World Youth Day.
I continue to stay involved with the Life Teen Ministry at the National level as well as at my current parish, Holy Name of Jesus, as a Core Team Member. I now have the opportunity to help many of my former teens transition into homeownership as young adults.
On a personal note, I have been married 29 years and have two amazing young adult children. I am a cancer survivor of four years and am continuously reminded that each day is truly a gift. I will continue to strive to glorify the Lord by my life and grow into the best version of myself.