I've been a Puget Sound area resident for my entire life. After growing up in the Medina area, I first lived in Bellevue in my early 20's then moved to the Kirkland area where I still reside today.

I studied business and marketing at the University of Seattle, and proceeded to work in a fast, upscale environment in the commercial print business, working with Microsoft, Eddie Bauer, and AT&T.

With encouragement from friends and neighbors, I tran...