I am a 40 year resident of the Verde Valley coming from St. Petersburg, Florida in 1972. I was raised on Sunset Beach, Treasure Island, Florida. My husband Roger and I have seven children, fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. All of our children went through the local school systems and six of them joined the military after school and one son is still in the U.S. Army Special Operations Unit out of Fort Bragg, NC. We have been fortunate enough to have four of the seven children raising their families in the area. My hobbies are spending time with my family and boating on Lake Powell.
I was a bookkeeper before going into the insurance business and after almost 20 years of the insurance business decided to change careers again. I am now the Office Assistant at the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce.
I was first elected to the Cottonwood City Council in 1991 to 1995 and elected again in1995 and in 1997 resigned to run for Mayor, but did not win that election. In 1999 I ran again and was elected to serve another four years, as a council member. In 2003 I was appointed to a term that was vacated by a council member resigning and was elected again in 2005and 2009 to my present term of office. I was appointed by the current council as Vice Mayor on 06/05/07. I have enjoyed the position that I was elected and appointed to serve.
I have served on several committees and boards and have been very involved with the region on many issues. Before being elected to any office I was on the Cottonwood Christmas Parade Committee for about eight years. After I was elected to the Cottonwood City Council I was the Chair on the Verde Valley /Regional Solid Waste Coalition for several years, the Design review Board and the Personnel Board for the City. I am now also on the Verde Valley MATForce steering committee and NAMWA board. NAMWA is the Northern Arizona Municipal Water Users Association.
I have been involved with the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce since 1979 and a board member since 1999 being the President for two terms, 2004 and 2005. The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Cottonwood work closely together, in the effort to make the area the great place to live and work, that we all enjoy so much.
I will continue to work in the best interest of the City of Cottonwood and the region and be open to All of the issues that come before me.