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     I was born in Philadelphia and raised in Maryland.  My Dad was a pastor; I am one of six children.  I attended Wheaton College, in Wheaton, IL for three years (Pre-Nursing Major), then University of Maryland for Nursing School.  I have been a Registered Nurse since 1992.  I worked in cardiothoracic surgery in Baltimore two years, then moved West to Wyoming.  I was blown away by the Rocky Mountains—they stole my heart!  I lived in Lander, Wyoming 1994-2000.  I was a Labor & Delivery nurse and later a home visiting nurse for pregnant and parenting teens on the Wind River Indian Reservation (Eastern Shoshone and Arapahoe nations).   It was during this time that I decided to go back to school for a master’s in counseling at Denver Seminary.  I graduated from Den Sem in 2003; married my incredible husband in 2004, and moved to Fort Drum, NY.  I was suddenly an Army wife!  My husband deployed twice with the 10th Mountain Division.  We have been blessed with three children.  Through my husband’s civilian position, we have lived in Little Rock, Arkansas (where I completed 2000 hours of supervision for my License in Professional Counseling in 2013); Winchester, Tennessee (where I attended UT Knoxville for my Masters in Nursing graduating in December 2015); Ramstein, Germany (where I worked at Landstuhl American Military hospital with active duty soldiers and their family members); and now Colorado Springs, CO is home.  I worked at Cottonwood Creek Wellness Center initially, and the last three years at Mantra, a college telehealth company. We are active in our local church and a smaller community group.  In my spare time I enjoy gardening, hiking, keeping my hummingbird feeder stocked, and hanging out with family. I also dabble in sourdough breadmaking.