Education and Qualifications:

• Lifelong resident of Washington County. Resident of Marietta for 19 years. Currently a resident of Historic Harmar Village.

• 1996 Graduate of Telesis, the Marietta, Ohio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program

• 1992 Graduate of Marietta College: Bachelor of Arts Degree

• 1988 Graduate of Warren High School, Vincent, Ohio

• I am actively involved in a number of community and civic organizations. Including the following: Kiwanis Club of Marietta, Easter Seals of the River Cities, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Historic Harmar Bridge Company, the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Committee, the Women of the Moose, and a past member of the Partners in Education Committee at Marietta High School.

• I am Vice President of the Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America, Fenton Finders of the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter.

• I joined the Washington County Republican Executive Committee this year. I am on the Communications Committee and design and maintain the Washington County GOP website.

• I have held many offices in the Kiwanis Club, including: Lt. Governor, President, Vice President and Board of Directors member. In 2000, I was named the Kiwanian of the Year for the Marietta Kiwanis Club.

• I have worked in communications, advertising, public relations, graphic design and marketing for almost 20 years in the Marietta area.

• I was the internet developer and webmaster for one of the top area tourist destinations, the Fenton Art Glass Company in Williamstown, West Virginia.

• I am self-employed, designing websites for small businesses and non-profit groups.