my bio

• born and nurtured in Kansas City, Missouri
• B.A. in Business Administration, William Jewell College  1988
• over 25 years experience in Retail Sales, Hospitality and Customer Service
• Sunday school teacher for over 20 years
• corporate trainer/coach for 6 years
• support group facilitator for 7 years @ Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (M.O.C.S.A.)
• training sessions (creator & facilitator):
  • Soul Writing (creative writing workshop)
  • Train the Trainer (training techniques workshop)
• training certifications:
  • Creative Training Techniques, The Bob Pike Group
  • Instructional Design, Friesen, Kaye and Associates
  • E-Learning Design, William Horton Consulting, Inc and Training Live and Online
• chef/baker/pastry artist/cooking class instructor
• mosaic artist 
• poet/writer 
• author of poetry chapbook, each tiny seed
• contributor to FaithWalk column in The Kansas City Star (2009-2010)