More About Me
I am here to help you with your East-Central Indiana genealogical needs. I began conducting personal research about my own family in 2003. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Studies with an emphasis on Family History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho (2022).
I have volunteered at the Henry County Historical Society & Museum (New Castle, Ind.) since 2013 and am currently director (2018-current). I am the past Recording Secretary on the Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS) Board of Directors, am the Chair of the Membership and Nominations & Elections Committees, serve as the IGS Newsletter Editor, and was the past Henry County Genealogist and East-Central District Director (I have been an IGS member since 2015).
I am a member in good standing in the Association of Professional Genealogists (apgen.org), as well as the National Genealogical Society (ngsgenealogy.org).
I earned genealogical accreditation in June 2024 through the International Commission for Accreditation of Professional Genealogistsâ„ (ICAPGen.org) and currently serve as an appointed Commissioner on the ICAPGen Board of Commissioners, as well as chair the ICAPGen Presentation Committee and serve on the ICAPGen Community Connections Committee.
Before my career as a professional genealogist, I worked for 19 years as a certified medical transcriptionist at the local acute-care hospital.
