Who I Am

I like to say I was born in Rocket City, raised in the Secret City, educated in Music City, worked in the Big Apple, and have come full circle to live in the Scruffy City.

I was raised in Oak Ridge, TN - a unique place that brings together a diverse community of people with different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, and religions (and NO! we don’t glow in the dark!) I am a proud product of public schools, having graduated from Oak Ridge High School with Honors. My childhood was filled with Girl Scouting, Wildcat Volleyball and Rowing.

My college years were spent at Vanderbilt University in Nashville where I rowed on the club team, developed lifelong friendships and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a Minor in Business Administration.

My journey took me to New York City where I worked in the Financial industry for over a decade. While attending business school at night, I earned my Master of Business Administration in Accountancy from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and moved into Corporate Accounting in the Cybersecurity Industry. Aside from work and study, my life was filled with travel, theatre, and Ultimate Frisbee.

The Coronavirus pandemic changed most of our lives, and it caused me to reevaluate the priorities in my own life. I chose to move back to East Tennessee to be with family and hopefully make a difference in the state that I love and have always called my home.

I currently serve as Board Member of the Oak Ridge Playhouse, a volunteer for Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachia, Treasurer of my HOA, and as a Representative for District 6 in the Knox County Democratic Party.