I am a serial entrepreneur. I bought my first business (preschool and kindergarten) before I was 30. Since then I have been a partner in a marketing consulting firm and for the last 21 years have been the president of Trade Press Services. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley and went to college at U.C.S.C. I am been active in professional trade associations in the past and spent six years as a volunteer board member for Tri-counties Regional Center (an agency that serves the developmentally disabled and their families). I am avid travel, compulsive learner, exercise nut, creative cook and addicted duplicate bridge player. Besides my family, my greatest enjoyment is being of service to others.