I am a mother, grandmother, former teacher, business owner, consultant, and author. But my favorite title is “Champion of Women.”  As a serial entrepreneur, I started several ventures. I was a partner in ProGroup, a Diversity consulting firm that worked with Fortune 500 companies. After selling the company, I became a Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), facilitating peer groups of successful business owners for almost twenty years. To assist women in growing their businesses, I founded The Business Women’s Circle. Having written two business books, it was after my husband, Larry, died of Alzheimer’s that I wrote a book called To the Last Dance, A Partner’s Story of Living and Loving Through Dementia. Thanks to generous underwriters, I gifted 1,000 books to organizations, churches, synagogues, and clinics where they could help those in need.

For fun, I manufactured and sold a travel backpack for women called the WisePack. I have been a trustee of the Hennepin County Library Board, a YWCA Board of Directors, and Chair of the Minnesota Jewish Theater, now the Six Points Theater. Currently, I am speaking about my book and writing articles.  I have been honored to have received the Women of Intention Trailblazer Award from the Minnesota Jewish Federation, the Minnesota Power 50 Award, and the National Council of Women Business Owners Vision Award.