My roots in the Gulf Islands go back to 1979, when I moved to Galiano Island as a permanent resident, and then to Mayne Island in 1986. I joined Gulfport Realty in 2006 as a sales representative.

Prior to taking up real estate, I worked for many years in the general insurance industry, achieving CAIB (Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker) status, practiced as a notary public for British Columbia for seven years, and was an elected representative of the Islands Trust local government for six years. I worked at all three of these occupations on Mayne Island, which gave me a good grounding in many areas related to real estate transactions. As well, I was the first woman in B.C. to be granted the designation "Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioner, Designer and Installer", for septic disposal systems. My husband and I have operated a local excavation and trucking firm since 1987. He has family roots here going back to the 1880's and is a wonderful resource for local knowledge and ground conditions.