10 Questions ...

Profession: Semi-retired (learning and development at Ralph Lauren)

Dog-sport involvement: Breeder, owner and exhibitor

Hometown: Savannah, Georgia

Astrological sign: Scorpio

1. Do you have any dog-show superstitions?  

I avoid looking at the catalog and rosettes or ribbons before entering the show ring.

2. TV-show guilty pleasure?

Paranormal shows.

3. If you were president of AKC for one day, what would you do?

Hmm! I would gather all my leadership teams to learn about their organization, so I could develop a solid action plan for them at the end of the day.

4. Most valued material possession?

My toiletries kit.

5. What is something no one would guess about you?

I speak three languages fluently.

6. Who would you compare yourself to?

No one. I am who I am.

7. What are you “famous” for?

Creating a global retail service standard.

8. What website do you visit most often?

Infodog to see upcoming shows to attend.

9. What was more memorable, your most satisfying win or disappointing defeat? And what was it?

Winning the national specialty Best in Show with my Greyhound “Liv” while having a kidney-stone attack. (Oh, it was a record entry, too, of 115 Greyhounds under one of the most admired and respected breed specialists, Knut Blutecher from Norway.)

10. What do you wish someone would ask you?

“What do you want for Christmas?”