I was born and raised in North Carolina, attended East Carolina University, and moved to Florida in 1999. Upon moving to Florida, I worked for the city of Orlando as a city planner, then as the Planning Director for the Town of Oakland. I have been living in West Orange County for 25 years, where I have raised my three beautiful children, Cambrie, 20 that attends Auburn University as a Pre-Med student and identical twin boys that attend and play football for University of Pittsburgh.