She has volunteered many hours as Ombudsman for the Navy Operational Support Center in Spokane. She organizes numerous military support functions including the supplying, packaging and mailing of care packages to our locally deployed troops.

She is actively involved with the Wishing Star Foundation and organized a fundraiser that raised over $20,000 to help improve the quality of life for children with life threatening diseases.

As a 20-year military spouse, she consistently assists in numerous unit morale and welfare activities. She donates food and supplies for local initiatives to feed and clothe the less fortunate and cooks meals for military members and family during times of crisis or need. She also volunteers with the relocation services for military personnel, ensuring families are educated and informed of temporary loaner necessities available on-base.

She is a Phoenix Spouse for the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron. While deployed service members are gone, she keeps the spouses aware of base happenings, childcare opportunities and squadron functions. She is so depended upon in the squadron that the 93rd ARS Commander requested that she remain the Phoenix Spouse even after her husband moved to another unit on base.

He is actively involved as a Phoenix Spouse, a board member of the Officer’s Spouse, and serves as the 92nd Medical Group Family Network Director. He has solicited over 25 organizations for donations to the Officer Spouse Club annual silent auction and has donated his time, money, and professional skills to the annual auction to help raise over $14,000 for scholarships and charity projects. In the community he has volunteered 92 hours as a teachers aide at a local elementary school, 50 hours as Before-School Early Reading program monitor and tutored second graders 4 hours per week in math and reading skills.