THE SHORT VERSION 

Well, I tried to keep it short, but...

As I told you earlier, I have been in the office management and bookkeeping business for over 20 years, and I truly love what I do.  Born in California, my dad "transplanted" the family to Florida when I was 12 years old, and I began my career in administrative assistance there at the age of 18.  My first husband and I moved to Louisiana where I was lucky enough to find my niche in bookkeeping and management with a large heavy equipment contractor.  There I worked under a CPA who taught me accounting the "old" way - with pen and ledger.  It was a lot different back then, before everything became computerized.  I was with this contractor for several years, and by the time I left, we were of course, computerized.

After my divorce, I returned to South Florida for a short time where I worked for a motor home dealership as the finance and insurance manager.  I really did not care much for South Florida and found myself increasingly homesick, so I returned to Louisiana where I met the wonderful man I am now married to.  His name is Johnny and he is in the fast food business, KFC.  We relocated to Northwest Louisiana where he was a regional manager for a KFC franchisee, and I was able to go to work for a wonderful husband and wife team who owned 5 auto parts stores.  I handled all the bookkeeping procedures for the 5 locations, as well as all of the inventory records.  I had been with this company for 8 years when they sold the business to a national auto parts chain and I was thrown into the large corporate arena.  I was able to maintain my position as office manager and also learned the sales counter in the 3 years that I remained there.

In 1996, Johnny was transferred to Northeast Mississippi.  I was also able to transfer within my company, but in the much more advantageous position of store manager.  I am proud to say that I was one of the very few female managers within that organization, and that I even won a few awards during my tenure.  I did a little bit of everything in that position, so I really do understand how stressful and time consuming it can be to operate a successful business.  Those 14 and 15 hour workdays can really take a toll.  After 5 years, I finally decided that if I was going to work that long and that hard, I needed to be doing it for myself.  And so, here I am, putting my skills and expertise to work to help you grow your business, while at the same time, I am able to grow my own business.  I don't think it gets any better than this.

Johnny and I have recently returned to his home town of Lexington, KY to live.  We have wanted to come home for several years but been unable to because of employment issues.  Unfortunately, Johnny has had some health problems for the past few years, and has now had to go on disability.  So, we decided that the time had come to make our move.  It is wonderful to be with family and friends again and the countryside is absolutely gorgeous.  We just love it up here.

We don't have any children, but we do have 2 little "babies".  A 15 year-old Shih-tzu named Nick, and a 1 year-old Maltese named Francesca (Frankie).  As you can imagine, they are both spoiled rotten, but we wouldn't take anything in the world for them.  In my spare time, I love to read, cook, cross-stitch and work crossword puzzles.  I try to do a little gardening, but I definitely do not have a green thumb.  As hard as I try, most of what I plant seems to turn brown and die.  Thank goodness, I no longer have a big yard to worry about.

If you would like more information on my background and qualifications, please feel free to contact me.  I will be happy to discuss any and all issues with you, as well as provide you with character and background references.