I'm originally from Gainesville, Georgia. I've lived in Fayetteville since 1987 and I'm a 1992 graduate of Fayette County High School.

I attended the State University of West Georgia and graduated in 1997 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in graphic design. While at the State University of West Georgia I was an art scholarship winner, a 1997 Eclectic Magazine art co-winner, and enjoyed print making, watercolor and pastel classes. These days, however, I don't get to spend as much time as I would like painting or drawing. I also took six art history classes that included museum trips to New York City, Athens, Greece, the island of Crete, Mexico, France, Austria and Italy. These trips were, of course, trips of a lifetime that led me to a new hobby and my own business.

My sister and I are Creative Memories consultants. Creative Memories is an archival, photo-safe way of scrapbooking that teaches the importance of preserving the past, enriching the present and inspiring hope for the future. As consultants we not only hold monthly workshops and teach home classes, but we also help people organize their photos and create safe and meaningful albums.

I worked as a graphic designer for the Fayette Daily News for a year and a half after graduating from the State University of West Georgia.

I came to the Citizen Newspapers in January of 1999 as a webmaster and graphic designer maintaining our daily Web site and designing ads (mostly car dealerships) for our four publications.