I was born in upstate New York and lived there until I was 18.  After traveling and living in Southern California for a time I settled in Eugene and attended LCC.  I got my Associates in Applied Science in Dental Hygiene in 1998.  I also married Scott (at Trinity) in 1998.  Elyas was born in 2000 and Sophia in 2001.

 

I've been an active member at Trinity since 2000.  As a parent, it is very important to me that my family be involved in our church.  I think that having a church family gives children a stronger self-esteem, which is especially important in the pre-teen and teen years when kids are pressured to rebel.  I feel a sense of ownership in our church.  I especially believe that, in order for a church to thrive and grow, there needs to be a steady population of young families.  Without this younger population the church stagnates.  I think that Trinity has a great education program in place and I look forward to building it further, especially in the area of youth ministries.