Leadership:
The weekend I graduated from Duke University with an AB in English, I took my oath of office and was commissioned as a 2LT in Army Aviation. In the next eight years, I became one of the first women to fly Apache helicopters, serving on three continents and leading two flight platoons and a line company.
I transitioned out of the Army by earning my MBA at the Tuck School at Dartmouth, and leading outstanding teams in the corporate world as well, beginning in the medical device industry, and landing at Microsoft.
In the midst of school and flying came skydiving, scuba diving, big-mountain climbing and long-course triathlons (also choirs and volunteering and writing).
Community:
I started an MDiv (part-time), and decided not to pursue it, returning to my love of words with an MFA in creative writing.
More recently, I founded and led the board and the $6.5M capital campaign which envisioned, capitalized and built a new library in our rural community. I believe leadership is critical in every area of our lives and work, and that if we have skills to offer for the betterment of our societies, we have an obligation to offer those abilities up to make the world a better place.