I have been "doing" genealogy since 1993 when I lived in Germany. In 2019, I decided to pursue the professional side of genealogy. I started with the Boston University Genealogy Certificate program in the summer of 2020 and was opened up to a whole new world of genealogy. My work and life experience, as well as my education have given me the chance to see the business side of genealogy from multiple perspectives.
My degree in Human Development let me see how family history can create connections between generations that never knew each other, as well as living family. Those connections are vital for every human being, whether they realize it ot not. My education with the law and my work as a paralegal has given me the skills to navigate the many legal turns genealogy can take. The marketing work I do today has sparked the creative side to explore the marketing/business model side of the business and help others do the same. And lastly, as a Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt I am able to look at the process of research with a different eye and utilize tools to help make the research more efficient, accurate and holding to the GPS standard.
I was born and raised in Oklahoma except for 3 years in Germany, where my son was born. I left corporate America to pursue new things and I am excited about growing my genealogy business. I also have a fun podcast called The Criminal Genealogist. My genealogy business, My Genealogy Roots, is growing as I take more clients and work on programs to help family historians and new genealogists. I have strengths in marketing and all things creative, business planning, and business ideas as well as research (it's my favorite).
In 2021, I joined the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) committee as the Facebook Community Manager. I was also selected for the APG Chapter & SIG Review Committee in 2021.
