My husband (at the time, boyfriend) graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2002 and began working as an Arts Administrator in Washington, DC, where we met. After working for a year, he decided that he missed playing his trumpet. We both grew up in military families, so the military musical organizations were tempting to him. After a successful audition he was asked to join the Commandant's Own Drum & Bugle Corps! He shipped off to boot camp in October of 2004 and has been enjoying his experience so far.

After graduating from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2001, I began working as a government contractor. I am now the Director of Quality Assurance & Communications for a large contracting company. I completed my Master's in Education (Curriculum Design & Development) in May of 2009.