Most of the values I have came from my grandfather.  The most important thing he taught me was "to never have to back up to get your paycheck".  By this he meant to be able to look whom ever you worked for or with in the eye and say "I earned my pay by giving you a full day's work".  I have applied this principle to almost everything I have done.  You should always be able to look another person in the eye with a clear conscious and certainty that what you are saying or doing is the truth and that who you are dealing with can count on that fact.  The other value I have that is very important to me is my integrity.  Again, my grandfather, taught me that integrity is the one thing that no one can take from you, you can only give it away.

 

I am the only remaining founding member of the original Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) that started in October 1989 with all volunteers.  I came to work at the Women's Center ~ High Desert, Inc. as the SART Project Director in December 1997.  I am now the Director of Development.

 

I went to high school and Business College in Jacksonville, Florida.  That is also where I met and married my husband Ken.  Ken served in the U. S. Navy for 23 years before retiring honorably.  For his last duty station, we came to China Lake in May 1984.  I first thought that I could never live in a place like this.  Ken did three tours of duty in Viet Nam.  He paid for that service to our country in many ways.  Ken passed away in 1991 from cancer caused by exposure to asbestos while serving in the Navy.