My background in teaching English as a Foreign Language to adults (I job that took me to many cities inside and out of the United States) laid a great foundation for my work in customer service, communication, & marketing.I currently live in Mulvane, a small rural community in Kansas, and have owned and operated Luciano's with my husband, Luciano Mottola. Our success at Luciano's and my desire to see the revitalization of our historic downtown district has lead to many opportunities to play various roles in our local community.In an effort to see good things happen and to give people reasons to care about saving the buildings in this area I held a leadership role in Mulvane Downtown Revitalization for over 8 years. I also co-founded the Mulvane WildActs Community Theater, the Doc Sunback Film Festival, the Mulvane Community Foundation, and was elected to the Mulvane City Council as well as leading several other smaller annual events and activities.I have a great deal of experience/knowledge in organizing volunteers, revitalizing rural or suburban neighborhoods, establishing both for profit and non profit organizations, marketing to both large and small communities, as well as a great deal of experience managing the front of house and office of a fast paced successful restaurant, where focus is on quality and hospitality. I believe in community and the power of human decency and I'm grateful to have seen first hand how businesses can change lives for the betterment of people who are here now and for those to come.