A BIT PERSONAL :

I grew up in Pennsylvania in a family of 5. I attended public schools and graduated college with a BS in Marketing from West Chester University. I moved to Los Angeles, CA after college and started my career in Advertising. Over time, I continued moving north along the west coast living in San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Sonoma and currently I live in Bend, Oregon with my family for the past 12 years. I am a proud mother to 2 teens as well as a variety of furry friends. Some things I love doing are traveling, snowboarding, skate skiing, yoga, biking, music, camping, cooking for friends, self discovery and helping others.

I am passionate about working hard on myself and have faced my own challenges along the way from my childhood that broke me open. Some of these include family patterns, emotional abuse, enabling and addiction, learning how to run my own company, being a working mom, divorce, starting over, and overall work life balance. I am always working on how to show up for myself so I can continue the learning process and connect with others and share what I have learned. I have worked with 5 therapists and coaches along my way that I call ‘my guides’. I’m very grateful for all that I have learned from not only their incredibly wise and professional help, but my family, my friends, co-workers and all the strangers I have met along the way.

ABOUT MY CAREER :

I am the owner & Executive Producer of Production Squad, Inc. for the past 25+ years. Production Squad is a successful global video & photo production company that works with Fortune-500 companies to execute multi million dollar productions. I grew Production Squad, Inc. over the past 2 decades to now include additional companies: Bend Locations, Talent Squad and Stylist Squad.

In the past 2 years I also started Bend Production Society to serve the Central Oregon video and photo production industry. My aim is to strengthen the local industry by connecting local production teams and giving everyone inclusive opportunities for work and mentorships. I am very passionate about building a resilient industry that benefits the community as a whole and creates outlets for everyone to connect in a free and equal platform.

My GUIDES + BOOKSHELF :

The Gottman Institute: Private Couples Counseling
Molly Carroll Cracking Open
Tony Robbins Business Mastery Program
Zier Institute Teen Parent Mentoring
EMDR Therapy
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
Inward by Yung Pueblo
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
Principles, by Ray Dale
Steering by Starlight by Martha Beck
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
The 7 Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Jonathan Bach
A Radical Awakening by Dr. Shefali
Lying by Sam Harris
The Tools by Phil Stutz & Barry Michels
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Money by Tony Robbins
The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza
The Conscious Parent by Dr. Shefali Tsabary
Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
Us by Terrence Real
I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Terrence Real
The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller PhD, Peter Levine
Becoming the One by Sheleana Aiyana
Brainstorm, the Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Dan Siegel
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

MY FAVORITE 5 BOOKS :

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Educated by Tara Westover