I grew up in frigid Duluth, Minnesota and am the oldest of seven children.

I can’t sing, dance or act, but I can cook. I won a purple ribbon on my cherry pie at the county fair when I was 12.

I have had my dream job as Executive Director of the Sammons Center for more than 30 years.

I am a dog person and currently have a crazy German Shorthaired Pointer named Sundance who I have nicknamed “Wild Thing.”