Tell me about how you became a risk manager?
Born and raised in Las Vegas, I had many exciting jobs growing up, but the most notable was dressing up as the robin (Red) at my local Red Robin and interacting with guests of all ages. When I was a senior in high school, I took a private-sector job but little did I know, I would work there for 16 years. A few years after I started, the company was rapidly growing and I was offered an opportunity to move out to California. I jumped at the chance to do away with my wool sweaters and the desert landscape and move to Orange County. I absorbed as much knowledge as I could with various administrative functions, but as my experience and interests evolved, I was drawn to the multiple opportunities in human resources, which ended up being my focus for the last ten years.