Born: Pomona, California
Raised: La Verne, California
What brought you to St. George? After 12 years of marriage we adopted our oldest son, DJ. We had started a family business and my husband was traveling to Vegas for work and was gone 3 to 4 days out of the week. We would travel with him but eventually that was not always possible. We decided to move to St. George so that my husband could come home every night instead of staying in Vegas and being away all of the time. We knew that St. George would be a great place to live and raise our family.
College: after high school I attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and received an associates degree in Merchandise Marketing. I attended BYU for a year, got married and then transferred to the University of Southern California (USC) and received my bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
After College I worked as a medical sales rep but I realized I loved working with people but didn't like the cold calling, I then got a job as an HR Administrator and worked for a government contractor in the aerospace industry. When DJ was born I became a stay at home Mom, which is the most challenging and greatest career of my life. I continued to work from home and telecommuted for the company I worked for and also worked as a consultant/director for another company that was bidding on a government contract. After we adopted our daughter Cali I decided it was time to focus on being a full time Mom, I am so thankful I made the decision to leave the professional world. I have been richly blessed because of this choice.
I continue to have opportunities to use my business background in our family business by overseeing the accounting and handling the taxes for our business. I currently serve as the Treasurer for the little valley elementary PTA and as the volunteer coordinator in my children's classrooms.
How did you meet your husband? I met my husband David in Seminary our Freshman year of High School and were friends. We "liked" each other for about a week our Sophomore year but remained friends after that. We did not start dating until after his Mission. I had come home from BYU to be a bridesmaid for one of my friends. David had been home from his Mission for a month and had come to the reception. When he came through the receiving line he stopped and talked with me for the rest of the night, he asked me on a date that night and we have been together ever since.
We have been married for 23
Years this April.
Kids: DJ (10), Cali (8), Tyson (4)
Hobbies/what I like to do: one of my favorite things to do is run and exercise. 17 years ago my husband talked me in to running a marathon with him, I loved the challenge and have been running marathons ever since, this past Oct was my 19th marathon. I also enjoy doing yoga, Pilates, weight lifting and spin. Exercise is especially fun when I do it with friends. I like eating clean, organic whole foods and I enjoy taking not so healthy recipes and making them healthier for my family. I also like educating myself about health and nutrition. I love to read and most of all I love being with my husband and kids. The beach is my favorite place to visit and I enjoy going there with my family every summer. I consider it my annual trip away from reality, it's our own little paradise.
Something unique about you: I have been blessed to have all three of my children come through adoption and at 45 years old, when most people have finished growing their families, I'm still trying and waiting to adopt one more.
Raised: La Verne, California
What brought you to St. George? After 12 years of marriage we adopted our oldest son, DJ. We had started a family business and my husband was traveling to Vegas for work and was gone 3 to 4 days out of the week. We would travel with him but eventually that was not always possible. We decided to move to St. George so that my husband could come home every night instead of staying in Vegas and being away all of the time. We knew that St. George would be a great place to live and raise our family.
College: after high school I attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and received an associates degree in Merchandise Marketing. I attended BYU for a year, got married and then transferred to the University of Southern California (USC) and received my bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
After College I worked as a medical sales rep but I realized I loved working with people but didn't like the cold calling, I then got a job as an HR Administrator and worked for a government contractor in the aerospace industry. When DJ was born I became a stay at home Mom, which is the most challenging and greatest career of my life. I continued to work from home and telecommuted for the company I worked for and also worked as a consultant/director for another company that was bidding on a government contract. After we adopted our daughter Cali I decided it was time to focus on being a full time Mom, I am so thankful I made the decision to leave the professional world. I have been richly blessed because of this choice.
I continue to have opportunities to use my business background in our family business by overseeing the accounting and handling the taxes for our business. I currently serve as the Treasurer for the little valley elementary PTA and as the volunteer coordinator in my children's classrooms.
How did you meet your husband? I met my husband David in Seminary our Freshman year of High School and were friends. We "liked" each other for about a week our Sophomore year but remained friends after that. We did not start dating until after his Mission. I had come home from BYU to be a bridesmaid for one of my friends. David had been home from his Mission for a month and had come to the reception. When he came through the receiving line he stopped and talked with me for the rest of the night, he asked me on a date that night and we have been together ever since.
We have been married for 23
Years this April.
Kids: DJ (10), Cali (8), Tyson (4)
Hobbies/what I like to do: one of my favorite things to do is run and exercise. 17 years ago my husband talked me in to running a marathon with him, I loved the challenge and have been running marathons ever since, this past Oct was my 19th marathon. I also enjoy doing yoga, Pilates, weight lifting and spin. Exercise is especially fun when I do it with friends. I like eating clean, organic whole foods and I enjoy taking not so healthy recipes and making them healthier for my family. I also like educating myself about health and nutrition. I love to read and most of all I love being with my husband and kids. The beach is my favorite place to visit and I enjoy going there with my family every summer. I consider it my annual trip away from reality, it's our own little paradise.
Something unique about you: I have been blessed to have all three of my children come through adoption and at 45 years old, when most people have finished growing their families, I'm still trying and waiting to adopt one more.
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