I am married to my loving and wonderfully supportive husband Charlie for 31 years and we have three adult children, Alex, Olivia, and Elizabeth; all whom have enriched my life beyond words. I have grown to be who I am as a result of learning and growing with them. I’m a member of the Rotary Club of Maumee and thoroughly enjoy all that Rotary has to offer. With Rotary, I’ve been engaged in both local and international projects, traveled for international conventions, served as President, chaired the Auction, and currently serving on the Foundation Board. I’m also a member of the Leadership team for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of NW Ohio’s annual Visionary of the Year committee, supporting their philanthropic efforts to fund research for children with Leukemia. Serving in the community to support the needs of others is a very rewarding and inspiring experience and I have the joy of being in the company of people who share my passion for helping others. I love the outdoors and enjoy playing golf, snow skiing, biking, kayaking, traveling, camping and especially working out with a very special group called FiA. Professionally, my roots are in Electronics Engineering and the bulk of my career has been as an IT consultant for businesses of all sizes throughout Northern Ohio and Southeast Michigan. I’m currently employed by Cisco Systems since 2019 and it is the dream job of my career where I enjoy learning about new technologies and then working with customers to apply the solutions to enable success for their business. I’m a geek at heart and relate really well to the language of Big Bang Theory. My life’s work is to surround myself with people who inspire me to reach for my fullest human potential and its such a blessing to be part of a community that nurtures this endeavor.
Q: What do you love most about what you do?
Engaging with customers to learn about their business and ways that new technologies can empower their business to grow. I get excited when we find better ways for them to be successful.
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
Do Nguyen
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
Italy. I want to follow the footsteps of my ancestors to learn more about my heritage and ideally connect with family members.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Seek first to understand.
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
Sailing aboard an America’s Cup Yacht in Newport
Q: If you could choose anyone that is alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would y’all meet for this lunch?
Fran Katsoudas, Chief People, Policy and Purpose Officer for Cisco Systems. We would definitely go to Claude’s Seafood in Perrysburg.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
The Metroparks, especially Side Cut Park
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Hot Yoga at LivFit
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My children
Q: Finally, what 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Peace, Serenity, and Joy
