BORN: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Attended elementary school in three states and high school in McLean, Virginia and college at the University of Hawaii, majoring in Language Arts

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Residing in Jacksonville, Florida since 1987. Previously lived in Charlottesville, Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Montgomery, Alabama; Washington DC area; Los Angeles and San Diego, California; Honolulu, Hawaii, and Tokyo, Japan

MILITARY: Grew up in a U.S. Air Force family, living in and traveling to many parts of the United States and Japan. Father was a pilot and senior staff officer, retiring as a colonel.

CAREER: Worked as a Field Representative in the International Division of Max Factor before taking time out to raise two children. Re-entered the work force in 1995 as a Merchandising Representative handling national brand product lines in major retail accounts

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Joined RTR Associates at its inception in 2002 as Director of Marketing, handling corporate communications and administration.

FAMILY: Married with two married adult children.

PERSONAL: Member, Mandarin Presbyterian Church; Member, PEO, Chapter AY