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I attended St. Norbert College in DePere, Wis., where I graduated summa cum laude with degrees in communication arts and political science. My first job after college was at a Green Bay radio station, filling in for a woman on maternity leave. I earned a measly $4.25 an hour, but I had one memorable moment: interviewing Barbara Bush, then wife of Vice President George H. W. Bush, as the Secret Service looked on. When the radio station gig ended, I took a job as press secretary in the Wisconsin State Legislature, initially working under then-House Minority Leader Tommy Thompson, who eventually served as Wisconsin governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. In 1989 I left the workforce to have three children in three-and-a-half years (phew!), obtaining a Master's Degree in religious studies along the way. I resumed my career in 1994, when I began freelancing. Since then I've written for a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, trade journals, custom publications, Web sites and corporations; with the advent of new technology I'm into smart phones, wikis and more. I'm a two-time winner of the Travel Classics Writers' Contest award, and have won various awards from the Society of American Travel Writers. When I'm not hanging out with my family or writing, I'm most likely running, one of my biggest passions. I've raced everything from the mile to 50Ks, and qualified for the Boston Marathon 12 times. Since 2007, I've added adventure racing to my repertoire. Less skilled at that, for sure, but having fun learning! |
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