10/20/2026
I am a fourth-generation Montanan, raised in the Bitterroot Valley. I
grew up in Hamilton and graduated from Hamilton High School with the Class of
1972. This valley, with its mountains, seasons, and tight-knit community, has
shaped nearly every chapter of my life.
After high school, I worked in a variety of roles in a banking career, and then my
life took an unexpected turn: I supported my high school sweetheart through his
years at the United States Air Force Academy. We married, and for the next
twenty years I served as a military wife, raising our three sons while we traveled
and lived across the country. Along the way, I built an expanded career of my
own, taking on supervisory responsibilities alongside both military and civilian
colleagues — an experience that taught me leadership, adaptability, and how to
build community wherever I landed.
When that chapter of military life came to a close, I brought my family home to
the Bitterroot Valley and put down roots again in Hamilton, building a career in
real estate. In 2007, I ran for public office and was elected Ravalli County
Commissioner for District Four — a role that taught me the true meaning of
representation: showing up fully for people beyond yourself, and completing
every task asked of you. During my time in office, I served on numerous boards,
including the Parks Board, regional transportation, the Board of Sanitarians, the
Fair Board, the Airport Board, and the Montana State Board of Disabilities,
among others.
Today, I have been a real estate professional for more than 36 years, still guided
by the same values that carried me through banking, military life, and public
service: showing up, following through, and genuinely caring about the people I
work with. I consider myself a lifelong learner with more life experience than I
could ever fully share — and I would love to hear your story, too. Let me know
how I can help you, and what I might learn from your life as well.
