I come from a family that grew up and lives in Springfield, the “Queen City”. I am a Southwest Baptist University alumnus, and proud to call the “Queen City” my home. I left Springfield in 2009 and moved to Kansas to initiate my career in long-term care. I have been a licensed nursing home administrator since 2010. After a nine-year run as an administrator, I felt throughout the last half of my career that I was not entirely happy and satisfied. After much self-discovery I knew my skills and compassion were not being used wisely behind a desk, as my passion has always been a hands-on teaching style. I decided to end my career as an administrator, and I moved back to Springfield in 2018. I knew my passion was working with seniors, but I was not sure what direction to take, so I worked as a personal care aide providing hands-on private duty services to senior clients in their homes; it gave me a whole new perspective of the industry, and many teachable moments. During my time as a personal care aide I knew my family needed assistance with caring for my grandma who had advanced Dementia. I decided to dedicate half of my time of helping my grandma by providing companionship and care for over half a year, as well as providing community service to the Springfield/Nixa area. It was an invaluable time that taught me so much about Alzheimer’s/Dementia as well as blessing me with one-on-one companionship with a grandmother that I always cherished. The cover photo that I have shared is my grandfather and grandmother, whom I was very close to. As time passed, I needed to figure out what was my next step in my career. After praying and letting God help me see my vision, I knew I wanted to continue to work with seniors, but in a different aspect --- guiding them through the next step or two of when to look for outside services and care and assist with relieving them from the stress during the transition.