I moved to this beautiful, vibrant city of Jacksonville, Florida from Dallas, Texas in 1990. I have two lovely children, my son is a pilot with American Airlines who lives in Tampa, Florida, and my daughter, a young mother, has an internet based business and lives in Waco, Texas.

Most of my formal education was acquired at institutions in Texas. I pursued marketing as a major with a minor in art and have found this background to be very helpful wh...