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Rotary Stats

Club: Recswusa

Achievements: Paul Harris Sustaining

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
I joined the Flower Mound Rotary 9/2002 and became a member of Recswusa in 2006

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
Flower Mound, Texas

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)
My daughter and I were a host family for a 16 year old girl from Brazil

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
I am a very outgoing involved person with a lot on the plate

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
I love watching my daughter grow Love SCUBA diving love being involved in service projects

Some least favorite things?
Paperwork office politics negativity

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
Remember the past, look forward to the future but live for today

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
Ford Focus Wagon (company car) the more I say "free" the cuter it gets

What type of pets do you prefer?
We have 3 cats and one bird

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
College degree

Do you have a specialty degree?
Yes

Describe it:
BBA - Marketing

Where did you attend High School?
Ursuline Academy in Dallas Texas

Where did you attend college?
University of North Texas

I use my degree in my current occupation:
True

What is your current occupation?
Sales - for Coca Cola Enterprises

How long have been at your current occupation?
I started with Coca-Cola September 2006. Prior to that I was with Philip Morris USA for 18 years

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
I enjoy SCUBA - been too long since my last dive

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?
My daughter's soccer team

Do you like to camp?
No

Do you prefer books or movies?
Movies

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Cook

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - really. I enjoy the mystery of it - was thrilled to see it in movie form - very true to the book

What is your favorite movie? Why?
North by Northwest - love Cary Grant - always looks pressed

If you relive one day, which would it be?
Sounds strange - but the day my mother died - I would like to talk with her a bit more

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
My Panda Bear (my Dad gave it to me when I was 2 months old), photos,

What is the best advice you have given your children?
Stay positive and do not follow the crowd

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:
My newborn daughter