I was born and raised in Rochester. After graduating from high school I moved to Alabama to attend college where I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. I began my professional career in Birmingham, Alabama where I worked as the Manager of Client Relations for large corporate and Federal government clients. A few years later I relocated again to Portland, Oregon. After many years in Oregon I moved to Denver, Colorado and then to Singapore but finally ended up back in Rochester to be near extended family.