I am a native North Carolinian and a graduate of Duke University and the Seton Hall University School of Law. I worked for the NC Legislature in Raleigh prior to joining the Foreign Service. I served overseas in Dubai and Bombay (now Mumbai) where I met my husband Firoze.
We moved to Washington in 1997 and I began working at WC & AN Miller Realtors (now Long and Foster) in 2000. Firoze is a finance manager at Leidos in Washington, DC.
My husband and I live in the Brookland neighborhood of DC. We have 18 nephews and nieces and from time to time one or another of them has lived in our basement. Most of them have worked on Capitol Hill.
We are avid fans of Duke basketball and the Atlanta Braves. We also love theater, the symphony, and opera.
We really enjoy traveling. Our last overseas trip was to India in January 2023. We go to England at least every two years.
We both love to cook and I knit and read. During the Pandemic I took ukulele lessons and began playing the piano again. I correspond with several people who are shut-ins or ill or who just like getting letters. I belong to the Woman's Club of Chevy Chase (WCCC). My husband and I belong to the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area and the DC League of Women Voters. We belong to the Arts Club of Washington where I have served on the Board and the University Club. We are former board members of DC chapter of the English Speaking Union. We attend Christ Church Georgetown and also Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Chestertown, MD. We own a house in Rock Hall, MD with beautiful views of the Bay and we go there as often as we can.