I was born in New Zealand and moved to Western Samoa at the age of 9. I lived there for 4 years before moving on to Sydney. This is where my family settled par a brief 18 month stay in San Francisco. I grew up traveling and because of this developed a love of travel. I worked for the airlines for many years and my first job upon arrival in the US was for Air New Zealand in Los Angeles where I stayed for 4 years until moving to the East Coast.

I started working for Swain in 1999 and love it. Ian is a big believer of selling what you know and because of this he has sent me on many familiarizations throughout Australia and New Zealand expanding and increasing my knowledge tenfold. I have 2 children ages 18 (born 1989) and 4 (born 2002) who are the center of my world. The oldest one grew up traveling with me and the youngest one is well on her way having been to Australia 3 times by her 4^th birthday.