As a member of the United States Alpine Ski Team from the age of sixteen to twenty-three, I was focused and disciplined. Throughout those eight years I lived success and failure on a world-class level, and endured the trauma of injuries. Plus I had the rare opportunity to experience quite a bit of the world. Working my way from a weed eater to the Vice President at Sugar Mountain Resort made me realize that loyalty, hard work, and respect really do matter.
After having served for ten years on the local community’s tourism development authority board, I became a more seasoned human being. The first time I chaired the North Carolina Ski Areas Association, I was confident and eager to make a difference. I still feel that way. I am privileged to have served on the board of the Williams YMCA of Avery County for nearly two decades.
When I first earned a private pilot’s license, I would see airplanes flying in the sky and couldn’t believe that I was a pilot too. I’m still a competitor in everything I do, not just sports. I love the journey of a challenge and am especially honored when I can create opportunities for those eager to take them.
I grew up in Lee, Massachusetts, attended St. Mary’s School, Lee High School, and Stratton Mountain School in Vermont. I put myself through college and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.
My parents gave me an older sister, an identical twin sister, and a little brother. I am a wife and mom, who won the blue ribbon four times for my chocolate chip cookie in the Avery County Fair.
I now am an author and wicked excited to share The Aviatrix: Fly Like a Girl and my memoir Fly Baby: The Story of an American Girl with you. In April 2018, I completed my first screenplay, Charlie Oscar, and my debut young adult novel, Hardly Easy went on sale January 2021.