How do your personal / unique qualities best fit the International Pageant system?
I’m an action-oriented person with long lasting commitment and passion for education on Sudden Cardiac Arrest. In my career I develop corporate marketing plans and understand the power of one voice, the importance of setting goals and the results of consistent hard work. These elements are found in successful titleholders.

What is something that few people know about you?
I once owned and raised reindeer. After college my husband and I purchased a Christmas tree farm, in northern Iowa, and managed over 6,000 trees. We turned it into a winter wonderland, complete with Santa’s sleigh and live reindeer we brought down from the Tundra to live on our farm.

What do you do to stay healthy?
I am blessed to be married to a fantastic cook. My husband and I feel that true healthy living begins with a healthy diet. I also enjoy early morning workouts and weekly bike rides through the hills of the Ozark Mountains.

Everyone talks about "family values", what are they?
Family values are the core beliefs that create the foundation of each family. Faith, commitment, communication, tradition, and honesty are just the beginning of the list of values that create the philosophy of how each family will work, play, grow and love.

What is your worst habit? Why?
I can’t pass up buying a good website domain name. Through my years as a web developer I have accumulated quite a collection of domain names. My husband thought I was a little obsessed at first, but after we sold a few I think he buys more than me now.