* Family: Husband, Irvin; four children, Charlie of Flagstaff, Ariz., Chonda of St. Louis, Byron of Cleveland, Stefanie of Boulder, Colo.
* Job: Regional manager, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Cape Girardeau. Responsibilities include day-to-day operations for delivery of health care services in home and community settings through 19 Southeast Missouri counties.
* What do you like most about the area? Close proximity to my hometown of Memphis and my alma mater, University of Memphis.
* Favorite TV show: CSI: Miami
* Best advice: My mother told me to read "If" by Rudyard Kipling and adhere to the advice given in the poem.
* Person you most admire: My husband's 100-year-old grandmother, who is the sweetest, kindest lady I've ever known. She always has a smile on her face and twinkle in her eyes.
* Pet Peeve: Men who keep their caps or hats on while having a meal.
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