I am a writer, artist and entrepreneur.   An interesting fact about me, I grew up on the Navajo Reservation.  My Parents were Independent Baptist Missionaries in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado.  I have been through several states, and have visited Old Mexico and Canada.

As an entrepreneur I have started five businesses, a housekeeping business, was a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant, a pet care service for eight years which is still in business, and SFI (Strong Future International)  a global marketing company and the parent company of Triple Clicks, and Curb Appeal where I am today.  With all these businesses I utilized a diversified marketing plan including print materials, newspaper and magazine articles, websites and online targeted ads.  

After being homeless for seven years and getting back on my feet, I realized there were homeless people right here in my hometown.  The only help they were receiving at the time was a bus ticket to anywhere but here.  Most of them, like myself, were legacies here and didn't want to leave.  One homeless man froze to death under the bridge and that is when I decided to step in and do something.  I started Montrose Golden Hope Center, with the vision to provide these people with a place to stay while they went to vocational rehabilitation, got budget and money management training, and receive mental, physical and dental care as needed.  This Center would be different from shelters (always hated it when someone called it a shelter) in that it would allow participants in the program to stay as long as needed till they could get on their feet and become productive members of society.  After all it took me seven long years to get back on my feet.  To raise money, I did several presentations and public speaking events on the subject of homelessness and debunking common myths and misconceptions of homeless people.  Some of the places I gave Speeches at include:  Delta Montrose Electric Association, Montrose Pavilion "Community Action Forum", KUBC Radio, KREX TV, Montrose County Board of Commissioners, Montrose County Community Board, Montrose County Housing Board, and several public speeches at Montrose County Library.   

I am an avid outdoor enthusiast.  I like fishing, hunting, camping, hiking in the mountains, and picnics in scenic places.  I love skiing, water sports, rollerblading, iceskating and rockclimbing.   I would like to try parasailing, flying and bungie jumping.   

Attended:

Montrose High School 1989-1991  General studies and intro to Psychology

Delta Montrose Vocational Technical School 1991  Certified Nurses Aide

Mesa State College  1997-2000  Business Administration and Psychology

Brown Mackie College 2006-2008  Assc. Criminal Justice

Austin Peay State University 2009-2012  Political Science concentration in Legal Studies

Interests Include:  Animal Rescue and No-Kill Shelters

                                 Advocating for Pits, Rottweillers, German Sheperds

                                 and any other breed that has gotten a undeserved bad

                                 rap and been labeled "dangerous"

                                 helping the Homeless and Downtrodden

                                 Caring for the Elderly and Abused

Served on:  Montrose Citizens Advisory Board

                     Administrator of Montrose Golden Hope Center

                     Montrose Downtown Development Board

Work history:    Community Options  working with the mentally challenged

                         Alicia's Housekeeping cleaned residential homes and commercial buildings

                         Clean Paws and Lawn offered all types of animal care

                         Community Staffing Services Assistant Bookkeeper, Dispatcher

                         Memphis Law Attorneys  Paralegal Internship doing case research  

                         James Phillips Attorney at Law    Paralegal Internship

                         SFI  self-employed online marketer

                         Curb Appeal painting curb addresses, painting visible two-way rural addresses and parking lot                            painting (lines, disabled parking spaces, hazardous steps..etc.)