I have been serving on the Grand Rapids Marathon staff at the information booth for at least ten years. I first got seriously into running for the camaraderie and community after moving to Grand Rapids with my husband Nathan and our son Ian in late 2004. We have since added two more kiddos to our family, and in 2025 I am now the mom of three college students. The Grand Rapids running community has been a consistent throughline in the growth of our family.

Whether I am running or not, I am most alive in warm weather, with my feet near the beach and my face in the sun. I work as an RN in a family practice. I began teaching yoga in 2013 and am trained and certified in Prenatal Yoga, and teach monthly Saturday morning classes at David D. Hunting YMCA, where I get to see a lot of familiar running faces throughout the year.

I love seeing new faces every year, out there challenging each other to do something new or running simply to stay young!