What's the most exciting project you've been on at Bridge Partners? If I must select from most recent projects, I would point to the work we did to develop an internal and external readiness strategy and execution work we did for a premium launch at Microsoft. The undertaking was significant, the collaboration reached among numerous stakeholders was substantial and recommendations and final deliverables provided to the client are continuing to prove successful.

What drives you in your career? Challenges, strong collaboration, a bit of competition and great peers!

What do you do when you're not at work? Be with my amazing family. I have a great husband and two beautiful little ones. Spending time with them is top prioritiy. OK - reading, cooking and girls night follows next.

What's the most interesting place you've visited and why? Brazil - because it is absolutely amazing! Vast, inmasily diverse, crazy and FUN!

What makes you laugh? My husband's jokes.

What's the most exciting project you've been on at Bridge Partners? I'm intrinsically motivated to work on projects that change the way people think about their business and the work that they do. My favorite project has resulted in a large software firm, redefining the way they think about their market landsapce, how they operate within that environment, and how they offer better value to their customers.

What drives you in your career? I am inspired by creating value that has lasting impact on an organization, industry, or society. As consultants, we are afforded the unique opportunity to collaborate with our clients from an independent perspective to develop solutions with continued positive impact.

What do you do when you're not at work? What I appreciate most is shared experiences with friends and family.  From time in the city to time in the country, I enjoy a range of activities. My favorite activities include travelling, boating, snorkeling, snowboarding, basketball, fishing, surfing, hiking, and soccer.

How did you get into consulting and what do you enjoy most about consulting? One of the things that makes a good consultant is an interest and openness to a variety of activities and settings with a desire to continually be challenged and learn from new experiences. I revel in the opportunity to add value to a multitude of functions, firms, and industries. Most enjoyable is learning through new experiences while applying wisdom from prior experiences.

What is your funcitonal, business, industry or client expertise/experience? I've been fortunate to have expereinces in multiple industries including high-tech, communications, financial services, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods with firms such as Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Boeing.  My functional background includes strategy, marketing, operations, finance, process, and engineering.

What drives you in your career? I am driven most through the concept of lifelong learning. I love learning about new technologies, methodologies, and most of all, people.

What do you do when you're not at work? During the winter, you can find me close to snow. Skiing is my passion and ski instructing is one of my life's joys.

What's the most interesting place you've visited and why? I love the people, culture, sites and sounds of Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo provides a wonderful high tech juxtaposition to a county steeped in tradition and culture.

How did you get into consulting and what do you enjoy most about consulting? Consulting fits perfectly into my passion for lifelong learning. A dear friend of mine introduced me the concept and conviced my to "give it a try" a few years ago and I've never regretted the decision to alter my career path.

What is your funcitonal, business, industry or client expertise/experience? My industry expertise in the retail and high tech. I was a Retail Industry client executive with customers like REI, Costco, and Eddie Bauer. I also have IT expertise, having work as an IT professional in retail. I also developed a depth of experience in high tech having worked for both Microsoft and HP.

What is something that you want to accomplish over the next 30 years? My bucket list for travel adventures includes a photo safari in Africa, a gondola ride in Venice, skiing in the Alps,  and a river ride on the Amazon. I have a personal goal of becoming fluent in a second language and memorizing/playing a piano solo.

What is the best food you've ever eaten? Having lived a few years in Austin, Texas, I developed a love for Texas BBQ. NOTHING beats a great slow cooked slab of beef brisket.