EDUCATION:
Master of Science degree, Counselor Education – Emporia State University
Bachelor of Science in Education, Music – Emporia State University
CAREER:
* 12+ years in University-level Student Personnel positions:
- Guidance & Academic Advisor
- Personal Counseling
- Wrote & facilitated personal growth workshops
- Assistant Dean of Students
- Regional Director of Admissions
* 20+ years in Pharmaceutical Sales:
National Field Trainer, President’s Club Award Winner
PAGEANTRY:
* Multiple decades of involvement with the Miss America Organization (MAO):
- Local Pageant Director
- State Field Director, State Board Member
- Miss America State Prep Chairman
- State-level Judges Chairman
* Judge of over 100 ‘local’ pageants, and 30 ‘state’ pageants in the MAO system
Including 3 Miss Americas:
- Debbye Turner (1990) at her Local level
- Mallory Hagen (2013) at her State level
- Cara Mund (2018) at her State level
* Multiple years of involvement with Miss America's Outstanding Teen (MAOT)
VOLUNTEER WORK:
* KC Fringe Festival (Arts Festival) for 17 years