I am originally from Rhode Island and have lived in a number of different places along the east cost including Florida, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia. I have decided to settle in the Raleigh - Durham, North Carolina area to continue to grow professionally and support my family. I expect to be here for a while.

My primary personal and professional goal is to be a champion, not only for my own interests, but also for those around me. My colleagues think of me as supportive, encouraging, and proactive. I offer a talent for working cross-functionally and a commitment to advocacy. I have an innovative leadership style, expressive work personality, strong multi-tasking skills, and trusting work style.

I enjoy professional networking. I am a giver rather than a taker. I look at networking relationships as an opportunity to know what someone can do for someone I may know. I try to help where I can and expect nothing in return. I encourage other networking professionals to examine their networking strategies and show them that putting others before themselves will get them much further.

I am a believer in spiritual capitalism. Integrity and commitment are just as important to a business as efficiency and profitability. It is important to take into consideration how the decisions of a business affect the world at a macro and micro level. The mentality in business of the survival of the fittest is over.

I am a Poken user. The Poken "social business card" helps manage your contact and social media account information and makes it easy to share when networking offline. Personally, I use the Poken Spark (Ninja) and the Poken Pulse.