Growing up and living in Sudbury and Northern Ontario gave me a desire to see the world and its culture. From my first high school geography trip to Mississauga, Ontario I learned going to a new destination would lead me to discover new cultures and meeting new people in different habitats.

I left Sudbury to earn an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
After graduation, I travelled through Europe for three months visiting England, France, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Greece, Yugoslavia, Belgium and Germany; what an educational experience!

On my return, I entered the business world with Procter & Gamble and did corporate travel throughout Canada and the United States. In Canada, business travel took me to every corner of the country including the Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. I have seen the different cultures and disciplines that make our country so great! I lived in Vancouver (Richmond), B.C. for two years enjoying west coast hospitality. During my tenure, I visited Seattle and San Francisco on numerous occasions. Corporate travel took me to Boston, Los Angeles, Detroit, Cincinnati, Dallas and Fort Worth.
All along the way I mixed personal travel with corporate travel whenever possible. This took me to New York City, New Jersey, Buffalo, Chicago, Los Angeles and points on bordering west coast states. I have had incentive business travel to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Bermuda and other areas of the Caribbean. In addition, Hawaii, Venezuela, Clearwater Beach, Scottsdale (Arizona) and New Mexico have been destination points.

Parenting has also allowed me to see my three children travel on school trips to Washington, D.C., New York City, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Italy, and Hawaii.
The trips for my eldest son were particularly challenging as they required wheel chair access for transportation and accommodation.

All of my observations of travel have shown me how it can enhance a person's life. Through diversified cultural environments, people obtain valuable experiences and learn how to adapt and interact within many different cultures. Travel is truly an education in itself!!