Grew up moving around the northeast, graduated from Middle Tennessee State University, traveled a bit in Europe, the continental United States and Alaska and worked as Certified Property Manager. Eventually moving to Vero Beach, FL with her husband, Steve, who is an optometrist and owner of Tropical Eye Associates, she served as his office manager for 20+ years while raising three children; Jason, Kate and Rachel. She has a soft heart for animals, especially the homeless and wounded and has raised a myriad of birds, turtles, snakes, squirrels, dogs, cats and pigs…