I graduated from Montana Tech in Butte in 2004 and moved to Missoula the same year. After a stint as a banquet and regional coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, I went to work for the Doubletree Hotel. After 13 years in Missoula, I moved to Helena to open the Home2 Suites in 2017 and in 2022, became the President/CEO of the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce.