Retired U.S. Army First Sergeant with over 20 years of Human Resources, Leadership, and Facilitator experience. Currently serves as a Reasonable Accommodation Specialist for Veterans Healthcare Administration where I manage interactive dialogue process with supervisors and their employees with disabilities to determine the most effective and reasonable accommodation that will enable employees to perform the essentials functions of their job in accordance with the ADA/ADAAA. My core values are Faith, Family, and Fortitude. My Faith is my moral compass, my Family is my external motivation, and Fortitude is my internal strength. Merging my core values into my professional career allows me to treat everyone with respect and kindness regardless of their position or level of responsibility, to build relationships amongst the team that becomes a working family environment, and to encourage myself and others to navigate through the stormy waters of our day to day duties by acknowledging our feelings but operating with an attitude of positivity, seeing every challenge as an opportunity to grow, and each day as a new light of hope.