Every role and opportunity in my career has been a melody in a larger design, preparing me for the song God was writing all along.
It all began in the heart of Atlanta, GA, at a small project management firm, PMLG, where I started my professional journey and gained an appreciation for the harmony of good project management.
Next, at CARE USA, I learned the fundamentals of HR project management, leading an orchestra of tasks to completion while writing harmonious songs of organization and efficiency.
In 2005, while visiting Duke University for work, I slipped into the chapel on campus during some downtime. What happened there is still difficult for me to explain. I had been a Christian all my life, but alone in that chapel, I met Jesus.
A seed was planted that day, and only now do I see how God’s hand has been leading me, step by step, to the place I’ve arrived today.
Pino Napoli Tile & Granite, a duet written with my husband, held verses of our shared triumphs and trials. Pino’s song faded into the wind, but it was a happy failure. It taught me that people matter more than business, and that God can use even a closing door to point the way forward.
The road has led me to incredible places like SuccessFactors and ADP, each role a verse in the song of my professional life. Along the way, I began to hear a deeper melody beneath the work, one that measures success by love and service. Looking back, I can see God tuning my heart, one verse at a time.
Today, that deeper melody is the one I most want to follow. Regardless of where the path may lead me, my mission remains the same. To use every gift that He’s given me to serve Him and love my neighbor. Everything else is extra.