* Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, I earned a B.A. (French) from the University of Waterloo and a B.Ed from Nipissing University.

* My professional background includes banking, office management, teaching and accounting in Southern Ontario, Victoria and Calgary.

* In January 1990, I joined the insolvency group of a mid-sized Calgary firm and qualified as a Chartered Insolvency Practitioner and Licensed Trustee in Bankruptcy in 1996.

* In June, 2005 I joined Eddy-Wright & Associates Inc. as manager of the new Kamloops office. Current practice is mainly focused on Financial Counseling, Debt Management, Negotiation with Creditors, Administering Consumer Bankruptcies, Formal and Informal Proposals.

* I enjoy helping individuals and small businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan resolve their financial difficulties.