Originally from Maine, a love of the outdoors is ingrained into my being. All of my favorite memories from childhood revolve around the outdoors - horseback riding, hiking, skiing, water sports, dirt biking, and soccer. As my life has progressed, I’ve added scuba diving and stand-up paddleboarding to my favorite hobbies.
I am a Mom, a Military Veteran, and a former MilSpouse. I had the privilege to spend 14 years on the move with the U.S. Navy and enjoyed duty stations such as South Carolina, New York, Washington, Hawaii, & Guam. I’ve since settled in Virginia and am looking forward to putting down some roots with my amazing teenage daughter and my adorable Cocker Spaniel, Duke.
I love the outdoors because it recharges me. I have not found anything in life that is not made better by nature. The ocean and mountains are my own personal form of therapy and offer a slice of heaven, even when life is tough.

I was born and raised in Metro Detroit and to be completely honest I did not consider myself someone who would ever be ‘outdoorsy’ enough to apply to be an ambassador for a hiking group, but moving to Guam changed all of that!

My husband Ryan and I got married July of 2019. Ryan is in the Coast Guard and was stationed in Guam from 2018 to 2020. He convinced me that after 3 years of long-distance dating that we should get married and I should leave everything I know to move to an island in the middle of the Pacific with him. I’m happy to say it’s the best choice I ever made!

I joined Military Wild in Guam and because of this amazing group I fell in love with the island and all of its beauty. We loved it so much we decided to island hop right over to Hawaii, where I get the opportunity to be an ambassador for our Hawaii chapter.

Hobbies for me involve being around the water. I have an inflatable kayak and some great snorkel gear. I love to scuba dive and do open water swims. Land hobbies include just about any sport I can figure out how to play!

Indoors I like boxing, cooking, puzzles, Hawaii Five-0, telling stories about my crazy Italian family in Detroit, and calling all my friends and family in Michigan.