Simply put > > > Faith, Family, Friends & Football. I am a Christian, happy to share my faith. I love spending quality time with my family & friends playing board games, watching movies, hiking, ice & open water fishing, bow hunting with my husband, hanging in town eating good food & drinking a brandy old fashioned sweet with cherries, playing bar games ‘for entertainment purposes only’, chilling around a bonfire and overall enjoying a blessed life with those I love. And in my free time I am the new Friends of Mukwonago Athletics (FOMA) President, working with my talented board raising funds to support local athletes, amongst other volunteer opportunities throughout SE WI.
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
Married for almost 27 years to the love of my life and partner in crime, Kenny, plus a super proud (& sometimes braggadocios) mom of two young men, Josh (22 – Senior at UW-Whitewater majoring in Elementary Education, minoring in special Ed and coaching for 8th grade Braves) and Cole (19 – Freshman at Winona State, majoring in Business Admin, minor Business Law)
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
Currently using 25+ years as HR professional experience as the Strategic HR Consultant and Owner of aHRrow, LLC. I help small business owners develop and build their HR culture & strategy so that they can focus on growing their business. I truly enjoy being a connector, helping people find the resources they need, be it a job, an employee, a painter, an HVAC pro, whatever! I love helping the owners get HR off their plates so they can focus on why they got into their business in the first place, and then grow it, sometimes to the place that I am helping them hire their first full-time HR employee. Super cool when I get to hire my replacement!
Q: What are a couple of your favorite restaurants in our community?
You can usually find us on Taco Tuesdays at Sol de Mexico, Kenny & I like to sit at the Fork & the Road bar for apps & drinks for a quick date night, I like to network over smoked brandy old fashioneds at DAA, and you just can’t beat a hot fudge raspberry sundae from Culvers.
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
We built a home in Two Rivers in 2002-2003 and then moved to the Town with another build in 2014.
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
The best people we meet are those sitting next to us at the bar or table. I love to connect and hear their stories; everyone has a story!
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
Germany to visit our exchange student Justus and his family.
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Depends on the mood – Princess Bride and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel most recent
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Live life now – nothing is guaranteed – eat the cake, take the trip, hug your loved ones and say I love you often!
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
Kenny & I plan to visit all 50 states, <10 to go in the next 5 years, then onto National Parks!
Q: What is your go to band when you can’t decide what to listen to?
No particular band, usually a quick Alexa request to play “80’s, Country, Chrisitan Rock” or “my play list” for some fun surprises as we share our account with our boys, which ranges from Frank Sinatra to Post Malone.
Q: If you could choose anyone that is alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would y’all meet for this lunch?
My grandmother Barbara who I never got to meet since she died when my mother was 12. I’d spend the day having a picnic with her at Pieper Porch sharing some bottles of wine, just listening to her stories.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
I miss Friday night lights after 8+ years of being on the sidelines taking football photos. I am lucky I get to return as Coaches mom on Saturdays to cheer on the Braves – our future Indians!
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Hopefully we have added to our family with daughters in law and grandbabies and I can do all I loved doing with my boys with them!
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
I used to do community theater in college and when the boys were little, I would love to get back on stage someday!
Q: What is the most beautiful place you have ever been?
Glacier National Park
Q: Favorite month? favorite holiday? and best single day on the calendar?
September. Christmas. My boys birthdays!
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
The football field, in October, under the lights
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My husband, when we met 30 years ago, he brought the best out of me. I learned to be spontaneous and take risks. He has been my #1 fan as I took a huge risk to begin a business in the midst of a pandemic!
Q: What is one or two of your favorite smells?
Lilacs and fresh cut grass
Q: Finally, what 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Blessed, family, unconditional love
