I was born in Miami AZ in 1955. I am a lifelong resident of the Globe-Miami area. I graduated from Miami High School in 1973, and spent the next two years attending Arizona State University.

I served twenty-six years in the emergency management field in Arizona. I was Director of Emergency Operations for Gila County. I spent ten years as the State Emergency Response and Recovery Plan Coordinator at the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs’ Division of Emergency Management.

My charge was to update the State Plan annually in conjunction with State planners, the County and City Directors of Emergency Management, as well as corporate planners from the private sector. Volunteer groups were also part of this dialogue. I retired with a State pension for 26 years service.

I am currently the President of Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum and have served over three years in that capacity. I currently am a Councilperson for the City of Globe. My interests include history and music. I play guitar, trumpet, and I sing.

I have eleven Grandchildren and I love spending time with them. My parents live in Miami. My Mother is 92 years old. My Father is 95. They have been married over 73 years