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Experienced

My Experience and Qualifications to Serve You

Town Committees Served On

  • Boardwalk Committee Ad Hoc – 2014-2018 - Chair

  • Plastic Bag Committee Ad Hoc – 2014-2018

  • Police Advisory Committee – 2015 – Current  (Current Council Liaison)

    • Chair

    • Created "We Love Our CB Cops"

    • Instrumental in the implementation of "CodeRed Alert System"

    • CB Police Department "Annual Bike Rodeo"

    • CB Police Department "Annual National Night Out"

    • CB Police "Citizens Academy"

  • Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan Committee - 2016

  • Planning & Zoning Commissioner – 2017 - 2021

    • 2020-2021 Chair

    • 2018-2020 Vice Chair

  • Land Use Plan Steering Committee – Planning & Zoning Liaison 2018-2020

  • Centennial Committee – 2021 - Current (Current Council Liaison)

  • Parks & Rec/Thursday Night Boardwalk Blast 50/50 Raffle- 2022-Current

  • Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization - 2021 - Current - Alternate Member

  • New Hanover County Port Waterway Beach Commission - 2021-Current - Associate Member

  • Instrumental in the creation of the "Carolina Beach Business & Economic Development Committee" which now operates under the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce.

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Professional Experience

  • 1985 – 1996 Real Estate Paralegal in Concord/Kannapolis, NC

    • Williams, Boger, Grady, Davis & Tuttle, PA

    • Critz, Black, Rogers & Ruth, PA

    • Freelance Paralegal

  • 1996 – 2004 Stay At Home Mom

  • 2004 - 2023 Owner Sunrise Express Super Laundry in Wilmington, NC

  • 2014 –  2023 Owner A Wedding At The Beach in Carolina Beach, NC

 

Volunteer Work

  • 1980 – 2014 Youth Coach – T-Ball, Softball, Basketball, Lacrosse

  • 1990 – 1996 Treasurer – Mount Pleasant Youth Baseball/Softball League – Mt. Pleasant, NC

  • 2000 – 2003 Organizer – Hamilton Youth Basketball League – Menomonee Falls, WI

  • 2007 – 2014 Ashley Athletic Booster Club – Ashley High School – President

  • 2007 – 2014 Student Services – Parent Volunteer – Ashley High School

  • 2012 - Current Volunteer - Various Community Originations  

  • 2015 – Current Volunteer – Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce

  • 2016 – Current – Founding Member – Pleasure Island Habitat

    • Habitat For Harry

    • Pleasure Island Disaster Relief Fund

  • 2016 – 2023 My business, "Sunrise Express Super Laundry" donated 100% of pickup and delivery Laundry Services to non-profit "Bitty & Beau's Coffee Shop" 

  • 2019 - Current American Legion Post 129 

  • 2019 - Current Carolina Beach Inlet Association 

  • 2023 - Current Board Member of Women's Empowerment Network  (Pleasure Island Chamber)

  • 2022 - Current Volunteer - CB Trashwalkers

  • 2023 - Current Member  - Island of Lights

  • 2023 - Current Member - SeaBreeze Highway Marker Celebration Committee

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Education

  • 1981 - Graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School, Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina

  • 1981 - 1982 Attended Kings College, Charlotte, North Carolina - Accounting

  • 1985 – 1987 Attended Rowan Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC – Criminal Justice

  • 1995- Southern Career Institute – Paralegal Certification

  • 2005- Real Estate Broker License (still current but not actively working)

  • 2014 – Open Ministry – Ordained Minister

  • 2021 – IAP Career College – Wedding Planner Certification

  • 2021 – Cape Fear Community College – Notary Public

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