My first career was as a professional ballet dancer. In my twenties, I retired from performing and shifted my primary pursuits to a career in business. I graduated from Sacramento State in Business Administration-Finance and have been a business professional for over 30 years. I’ve worked for large corporations, a not-for-profit and a family business, in telecommunications, economic development and agricultural marketing and distribution, respectively. For the past 16 years I have worked in Lincoln for Fiddyment Farms, first as their business manager/controller and then in 2013 as general manager. In 2020, I stepped down as general manager and am now an internal consultant, vice president of the corporation and a member of their board. Additionally, I currently sit on the finance committee for the American Pistachio Growers Association.

As a board member, I want to provide support, guidance and decision making that balance ALL’s mission and goals with the need for organizational and financial sustainability. Through my years as a professional ballet dancer, I experienced first-hand the value art brings to us as individuals and to our communities, and the importance of organizations like ALL in supporting and sustaining the arts. I am eager to interact and work with the many creative people that are ALL’s members and stakeholders to ensure the organization’s ongoing success.