In July of 1999 I founded "Eating In - A Personal Chef Service" to serve  folks in the Winston-Salem area.  It took about six months to get the business up and running with paying clients.  In March of 2000, it was featured in the Davie County Enterprise Record and also "What's New in Business" in the Winston-Salem Journal.  Eating In was also featured on the local ABC affiliate and later as a feature article in the Food Section of the Winston-Salem Journal.

I began the business based on my love of cooking.  In 1977 I graduated with a Food Science degree from N. C. State University and was then hired by RJR Foods in Winston-Salem where I worked in the areas of Sensory Evaluation, Microbiological and Quality Assurance Testing of food products.  In 1980 I moved to RJR Tobacco working as a Sensory Analyst for 5 years and then as a New Product Development Scientist and Brand Manager until 1994.  At that time I decided to leave the corporate world  and stay home as a full-time Mom.  During this period, I pursued my love of cooking becoming a self-taught chef and experimenting with all types of recipes including raising my own vegetables and herbs.  When my youngest child was in first grade it was time to pursue that passion and becoming a personal chef was the career I chose.

Currently I serve as "Head Chef" of the North Carolina Chapter of PCN and am also a member of the Davie County Chamber of Commerce. I am married and have three children.

 I also have a degree in Behavioral Science from High Point University.