Short Bio: I grew up in a small town called Wauconda, which is in the northwest suburbs of the Chicagoland area. I started going to a United Church of Christ church when I was six. I eventually became a member after I was confirmed at St. Peter United Church of Christ. After graduating from college, I moved to Wisconsin in 2011. In 2014, I married my husband, Stuart, after about 10 years of dating. We moved to West Bend in 2015. We started attending Immanuel UCC in 2018 and became members in 2019. I have two children, Indiana and Aurora who are the light of my life. I have held various positions in quality assurance and product integrity prior to this position so I’m excited to share my knowledge now at Immanuel!
Education: Northern Illinois University, B.S. in Fashion Merchandising
Favorite Books: Verity by Colleen Hoover, the Harry Potter series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Firm and The Client by John Grisham, Life Is Funny by E.R Frank, and all Nancy Drew books
Favorite Movies: James Bond series, Almost every Adam Sandler and Chris Farley movie, Erin Brockovich, Charade, Wait Until Dark, Bring It On, Dante’s Peak, Anchorman, Sound of Music, Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series
Favorite TV Shows: The Good Wife, The Good Witch, Gilmore Girls, Friends, Grimm, That 70’s Show, Big Bang Theory, Too Hot To Handle, Brooklyn Nine Nine
Favorite Activities: Boating, Camping, Traveling, and doing things with my family and friends
Favorite Songs: Depends on my mood, but I do love “Somebody Like That” by Tenille Arts, “Don’t Wait Up” by Shakira, “Panic” by Ashes to New, “Sunroof” by Nicky Youre / Dazy – just to name a few
Favorite Musicians: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Taylor Swift, Frank Sinatra, and many more…
Favorite Albums: Morning View (Incubus), Dookie and American Idiot (Green Day), Beach Boys (All Summer Long), The Future (Ashes to New)
Favorite Sports: I’m not a huge fan but I can watch the occasional baseball or football game.
Favorite Foods: Pizza, Raspberries, Breakfast Burritos, Avocado Toast, Cherry Coke, Buffalo Chicken salad, hot/iced/cold brew black coffee and the occasional blended Mocha Latte
Hobbies: Singing, Dancing, Organizing, and making memories with friends and family
Personality Type: ENFJ-A (Myers Briggs) and iS (DiSC)
Influences: My husband, my parents, previous co-workers, friends, and my Immanuel family
James Lipton’s Ten Questions:
1. What is your favorite word? Onomatopoeia
2. What is your least favorite word? Moist
3. What turns you on? Smiles, sunshine, and summer!
4. What turns you off? Gaslighting
5. What is your favorite curse word? Shit
6. What sound or noise do you love? A fan running or rain, or some of my favorite music
7. What sound or noise do you hate? Fingernails on a chalkboard or Styrofoam
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Party Planner / Decorator
9. What profession would you not like to attempt? Nurse
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Welcome my child, there are many here who would like for see you…and by the way… I was one of those strangers on a bus