I grew up in Barrington, Illinois and traveled in my youth when I met my future husband, Karl, a mechanical engineer working in the petroleum industry.  After earning a B.S. in Finance at Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Southern California, my husband, Karl, and I settled in Singapore, then Australia — where our twins, Kyle and Alexis, were proudly born. I consider faith and family to be most important part of my life, adding the love of yoga, hiking, biking, and skiing as my main hobbies that keep me centered. After moving back to the United States, we lived in The Woodlands, Texas, where Karl and I raised our family. During that time, I worked on and off in corporate finance until I took up the love of writing. A philosophy of curiosity and a promise led me to write my first Memoir, The Housekeeper’s Secret - a personal story to fulfill our family’s dying housekeeper’s wish. In the process, I grew fascinated by the mechanics of storytelling and the power it holds connecting family through the generations.