I have been an advocate for veterans since 2000 and as a Marine, promote veterans service and benefits continually. I have an accounting and analysis background along with teaching my peers in a 34- year government career with the VA Chief Attorney's Office, IRS, US Customs, and Dept of Homeland Security. I owned a candle company and a tax preparation company in my early career; lead the effort to form the Women of the Corps Collection - a history of women Marines; was National President of the women Marines Association for 3 years; chaired three major National Women Marines Association Conventions; chaired the only Colorado Yellow Ribbon Event helping over 100 veterans obtain jobs and honoring our warriors in Colorado with a parade ; co-Chaired the 2013 National Convention of Gold Star Wives of America. Have been President of the CO Women Marines Chapter since 2001 and as such presided over the Marine Memorial 5K for 13 years. I worked to build the Colorado Freedom Memorial and subsequently brought the idea from Woody Williams to put a Gold Star Families Monument at the Memorial that was dedicated in 2020. I served as President of the Marine Memorial Association from 2013-17 as part of the Marine Corps League when we formed the USMC Memorial Foundation which I now lead with about 20 other serious Marines who want to get the remodel done soon! I credit my success to the Lord and his hand in my life and give him all the glory for that! Amen!