Last school attended and degree obtained: NSCC Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.
First job, and what you remember most about it: My first job was working for my father; he owned a cafeteria at the Halifax Airport in a company hanger. I remember I loved the fast pace and the creativeness of designing new recipes.
Fun Facts: I have a teenage daughter who is involved in Ringette, Rugby and Baseball, and identical twin boys who are very involved with baseball and are known to keep me on my toes.
Last school attended and degree obtained: St. Thomas University
First job, and what you remember most about it: Cashier at M&M Variety in Mc Adam, New Brunswick. I remember all of the friendly local customers, scooping ice cream for families on a hot summer evening, counting penny candy for children and that small town community feeling where everyone knows your name.
Fun Facts: I’ve been known to sing a karaoke tune or two!
Professional designation:
Currently working on CRM
Year started in insurance: 2013
Started at Higgins insurance: November 7, 2017
Family Location: Saint John, New Brunswick
Last school attended and degree obtained: St. Thomas University – Bachelor of Arts
First job, and what you remember most about it: Atlantic Superstore – worked as a cart pusher. Remember the warm days and the cold nights, but mostly the cold nights.
Last school attended and degree obtained: Eastern Business Computer Institute – Executive Secretary
First job, and what you remember most about it: Potato Picker; Camp Counsellor/Life Guard at Camp Brookwood; Cashier at Co-op Farm Store in Florenceville, New Brunswick. Mr. Harold Hutchinson took me under his wing and taught me about the importance of customer service, kindness and hard-work. Lesson I continue to use today.
Fun Facts: I have a boisterous laugh that comes out of nowhere. I enjoy singing in the church choir, and relaxing with a good book in one hand and a coffee in the other.
Volunteer/charitable work: Church Choir; Church Tea Server to help raise money for the church.
Last school attended and degree obtained: St. Thomas University
First job, and what you remember most about it: Literacy tutor for elementary school children, watching the children improve week by week and seeing them gain self confidence
Fun Facts: Lover of ALL things Christmas!
Volunteer/charitable work: Our lady of Perpetual Help – Catechetical Program
Last school attended and degree obtained: Modern Business College – Executive Secretarial
First job, and what you remember most about it: Orange Julius-Lancaster Mall, It was 34 years ago and met my Best Friend working there and we still are very close today
Last school attended and degree obtained: Kingswood University, Sussex – Bachelor of Arts, Education and Youth Studies
First job, and what you remember most about it: Wendy’s Restaurant, Moncton NB – Smelling like a French fry truck, but it was worth for the independence and my own Money.
Fun Facts: I own 5 German Sheppard’s that do NOT bark! They are all rescue dogs that were disgarded by the owner. Charlie, Maggie, Molly, Kaya and Big Baby Daisy!
Volunteer/charitable work: Work with under privileged children for outreach and community services with low income families.
Last school attended and degree obtained: NBCC Grad (2013) – Office Administration
First job, and what you remember most about it: Subway Restaurant – How everyone is SO different with what was on their subs and always smelling like bread.
Family Location: Originally – Truro, Nova Scotia, and I also lived in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Fort Langley, British Columbia; Fredericton, New Brunswick and Mississauga, Ontario
Last school attended and degree obtained: UNB, BBA - Marketing
First job, and what you remember most about it: Waitress – I loved that it was fast paced, time flew and you were always meeting new people.
Fun Facts: Mother of 2 Wonderful Boys – Rylan and Nathan
Volunteer/charitable work: Regional Vice President of Chamber of Commerce-Saint John
Last school attended and degree obtained: York University – BA in Exercise Science and Kinesiology, Minor in Athletic Therapy. Fancy way of saying “Gym”
First job, and what you remember most about it: Working for my parents at the beach in Barrie, Ontario. We operated the “canteen”, and I was responsible to clean up the beach, take out the trash and help around the store. At age 5 I got pretty good at making change.
Fun Facts: Secret Karaoke fan
Volunteer/charitable work: Platelet Donor, KVMHA Board member, Hockey Coach
Started at Higgins insurance: April 6, 1993 (Our Founding Father)
Family Location: Westville, Nova Scotia
Last school attended and degree obtained: Cape Breton Business College
First job, and what you remember most about it: Delivery of weekly paper called “The Standard”-first opportunity to collect and account for money, and now I had my own spending money.
Fun Facts: Now spending my winters in Florida enjoying Golf, Beaches and visits from Friends and Family.
Volunteer/charitable work: Rotary, Men of St.Mark’s and Kennebecasis Crime Stoppers
Last school attended and degree obtained: UNB Fredericton – Economics 1989
First job, and what you remember most about it: Pulp and Paper Worker – Abitibi Price; The people and the discipline
Fun Facts: My favourite mode of transportation is a Bike. Referee in Chief of Saint John Youth Minor Hockey – LOVE the Zebras
Volunteer/charitable work: Board of Directors on the Community Foundation-Saint John; Nominated by the Saint John and District Labour Council (love giving back and the labour movement); Board of Directors TADD, NB
Last school attended and degree obtained: New Brunswick Community College
First job, and what you remember most about it: Wendy’s – We had to go to Moncton for training because this was the first one to open here in Saint John. It was a fun learning process lol