| What is your most memorable childhood experience? | My favorite childhood experiences were getting to go on family vacations each summer. I was able to see most of America and many of the state and national parks and American history sites. In addition, I was able to be on winning sports teams in my childhood years. |
| What immediate family member do you closely identify with and why? | I identified with my grandfather on my dad's side. He was a WWII veteran, loved the outdoors, and had a wealth of knowledge and experiences that he shared with me over the years. He also motivated me to be self-sufficient and to pursue a college degree. |
| What character traits do you admire in an individual? | Character traits that I admire are: honesty, compassion, non-judgmental, and supportive. |
| What is the funniest thing ever to happen to you? | When playing little league baseball, I was running around the bases trying to score the winning run and tripped and fell and got tagged out. |
| If time and money were not an issue, where would you travel and why? | I would love to travel to Greece. The Mediterranean is so blue and it seems it would be very peaceful. It sounds like would be an amazing experience. |
| When and if you ever have children, what would you like to pass on to them? | I would hope to pass on to them traits that can help them thrive in life, and also have experiences with them so that they have many loving memories to look back on. |
