Filed on 8/7/01

Career Highlights

Why did you become interested in fitness?
Since I was a child I have always been involved with sports and training.  My first love was gymnastics and then I moved on to soccer playing (4) years of collegiate level Division IAA soccer for Youngstown State University.  In college I doubled as an athlete and a trainer going from soccer practice to Football practice where I assisted in as a student athletic trainer for our National Championship Team.  I completed my BSAS in Exercise Physiology in 1998 where I attended and completed the most sought after internship in my field in Tampa, FL. 

While in Tampa, FL I competed in the Ms. Galaxy competitions and trained everyday.  Through a job transfer I have moved to Sunny So-CAL and continued my training and even stepped it up a bit when I met my beloved wonderful husband, a former Marine, and began training at the USMC's Camp Pendleton, CA.  From December of 2000 I placed myself on a strict diet (high protein & moderated carbs) monitoring closely my vitamin and mineral intake.  From this diet and my dedicated training close to 6-7 days a week, sometimes twice a day I felt confident enough to enter my first fitness contest in March and won beating out 5 girls!  And the rest is history...

When did you first start working out?
3 years old I began gymnastics and haven't stopped training yet!

What other physical activities do you enjoy to stay fit?
Gymnastics, surfing, running on the beach.... any sport imaginable... I'm game!

What are your goals within the fitness industry?
To further my career as a model and possibly pursue a career on the SILVER SCREEN!  :)  ACTION FILMS !!

 Additional Notes
"Our bodies are our gardens,
to the which our wills are our gardeners..."
-William Shakespeare, Othello