Currently employed with Cherokee Nation as the Finance & Administration Manager for Talking Leaves Job Corps.
Previously employed with Bank of America as the Assistant Manager for the Tahlequah, OK branch.
I am most proud of 3 of my previous direct reports at Bank of America. All 3 were tellers for me and now 2 are Banking Center Managers for different branches and 1 is the Assistant Banking Center Manager of the Tahlequah branch. I spent alot of behavior coaching with all 3 of these associates and am so glad I invested the time with them because they are now reaping the rewards professionally and financially!
I grew up in a small town south of Tulsa - Mounds, OK. We moved from Mounds to Sand Springs which is where I graduated high school.
The majority of immediate family lives here in Tahlequah, OK which makes my roots here very deep now. I have a husband and 7 year old son who are my life!
I truly enjoying reading as much as possible with such a hectic professional and home life, but have been known to stay up all night to finish a great book. My most recent good read is Spoons are for stirring coffee, which is written by a man from Ft. Smith, OK. My other favorite hobby is watching my son in ALL of his sports activities. It keeps us really busy but is worth every minute invested.
I have 3 mentors that are still involved in my life on a regular basis. These women have taught me to be strong when i thought I couldn't, how to realize things about myself that were hard to take but have benefited me professionally and how to excel at any position that I am placed in. I hope to be that type of mentor to my current staff and other young women in my community.
