I am proud to anchor the 5:30 pm and 11 p.m. newscasts each weekday evening in my hometown. I joined News Center 7 in 1997 as a camera operator with an ambition of one day becoming a reporter and anchor. Before getting that chance in 2001, I spent 4 years behind the scenes in a number of positions including producer and radio reporter for WHIO Radio. Ironically my very first job was delivering the Dayton Daily News. I was born in Leesburg, Virginia, but grew up in Dayton, Ohio. I attended Dayton Public Schools, Chaminade-Julienne High School, Sinclair Community College and the University of Dayton. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Communications with an emphasis on New Media from Walden University. My husband Jeff and I live on a farm just outside Xenia. In addition to having dogs and cats, we own cows, pigs and chickens. I am a proud step-mom and step-grandmother. On a nice day you'll catch Jeff and me on our motorcycles. I also enjoy running. I've completed two marathons in an effort to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.