I am from Fulton, Maryland and was recruited to Ohio State to play field hockey. You just might catch me one day wearing one of my most prized possessions ~ my B1G Championship ring from 2001.

I have visited 48 countries on 6 continents and, no doubt, have given the travel bug to my husband, Richie, too.

I am a proud member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and served in a number of volunteer roles as an alumna, including chairing the $5 million renovation and expansion of my chapter house.

I was never a dog person until we got our sweet buddy, Chewy. Now, I can't imagine living life without him and swoon every time I see a dog out and about. They really are man's best friend.

Richie and I lived in German Village for eight years, then moved to New Albany in 2020. I’m a little more obsessed with all this space than I’d like to admit.

As an Ohio State Senior, I was on Homecoming Court and was awarded Outstanding Senior and Panhellenic Woman of the Year, but certainly my most humbling honor is a room named after me in the Ohio Union.

I owned a fundraising consulting firm named Raising Green Productions from 2010 to 2015 before joining the Ohio Treasurer’s office in 2015. Then, Gilded Social was born in 2018!

I am the oldest of seven siblings, though none of them are from both my real mom and dad.

My dad was one of 13 siblings, and I have over 55 first cousins.

I have an English Literature degree from Ohio State, and I minored in Mandarin. I can actually still watch movies in Mandarin.

One of my favorite trips was traveling to Malaysia, even though I got dysentery while I was there!

I had both of my children at home with midwives.

I am a self taught seamstress, and I started at a very young age! My mother used to put blocks on the pedals to help me reach them.

I am really, really good at Euchre.

I do a New York Times crossword puzzle every day.

I learned to ice skate on my aunt's pond at just 4 years old. I still have my first pair of ice skates at home. They can fit nearly in the palm of my hand!

My senior project/thesis/collection (at Purdue University) was designing, sewing, fitting and presenting 5 evening gowns + 4 cocktail dresses.

I have made two and a half wedding dresses for friends and family. The "Half" was my mom's wedding dress; I patterned it and my nana sewed it together.

A few years ago I adopted a kitten (my first real pet ever!) and named her Cincinnati…despite our living in Columbus.

I was in the background of a Say Yes to the Dress episode for about 0.5 seconds when I was an intern at Kleinfeld.

I am a midwest native but spent six years living in NYC after college. One of the many things I miss is the bagels, but the ones from 'The Lox' in Short North have become a great substitute.

My favorite place that I've traveled to so far is Galway, in Ireland. It's a bustling, quaint city with so much life and history and some of the best sweaters I've ever found.

My favorite pastime is squirrel hunting around my neighborhood.

Milkbones are my favorite. I know where Mom keeps them in the house and at the shop. When I want one, I just go sit by them and magically someone gets me one.

When Mom and Dad travel, I get to sleep over at my Grammy’s house.

I love to play fetch with myself with my Darth Vader toy.

Babies are my jam, but Mom won’t get me one. She’s too busy running a shop or something. Lame.

I’m hypoallergenic, so Mom spends more on my hair cuts than her own.

I always can tell when mom has brought me into the shop on my day off.

I love being in front of a camera. Just tell me where to look! Mom really shoulda got me an agent.