

Fun Facts
Personal
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I have a home in Vermont, where I've lived since 1992, and I've lived part time in the Baltimore area since 2017.
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I am the mother of an adult daughter who was born at home. Yes, by choice.
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I have worked both as a childbirth doula and in hospice care.
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I like to travel to obscure places that tourists tend to avoid. I like gritty real life!
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I am closest to my vision of God when my hands are in dirt in my garden.
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I am an avid knitter.
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I've played the piano since I was 8.
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I can't stand maple syrup.
Professional
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B.A., English, Southern Connecticut State University, 1984
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M.A., English and Creative Writing, Southern New Hampshire University, 2019
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Inner Glow Circle, International Coach Federation-Accredited Life Coach Training, 2021
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Inner Glow Circle, Leaders Rising Program for Leadership in Life Coaching, 2022 (anticipated)
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2x TEDx speaker, 2013, 2014
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Experienced keynote speaker and conference workshop facilitator
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Adjunct professor, with additional experience in language arts tutoring for middle school students
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Laughter Yoga Leader
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Founding member of a women's mTBI support group at Fanny Allen Outpatient Rehab in Vermont
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Performed volunteer medical support in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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Serves in a national brain injury advisory and leadership group sponsored through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Yin Yoga Instructor
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ACT Certified Educator (Reading, English, Writing)
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American Red Cross, Psychological First Aid: Supporting Yourself and Others During COVID-19
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Successful entrepreneur: Vermont Shortbread Company and AZ Communications, LLC