Born: Dec 1974, Syracuse, NY, USA. Raised in area; graduated from Tully JR/SR High School, June 1993.

Enlisted US Army, Aug 1993; trained as 29S, a cryptographic repair technician; stationed @ Fort Lewis, WA; discharged Dec 1995

Attended Church as a young child, then with neighbors as a teen. Truly dedicated own life to Christ (Born Again) in 1995, at New Testament Christian Church, Woodbrook, in Tacoma WA. Have attended NTCC since then. (see myntcc.org)

Married June 1996 in Tacoma, WA. Husband was an Army Sgt (E-5) at the time; in 1997 he was commisioned as a Warrant Officer.

Moved To El Paso (Fort Bliss) 1997, then to Germany 1999-2000, then returned to El Paso. Moved to Fort Sill area in 2009. Returned to El Paso in 2014, upon husband's retirement from the US Army.