CEO, Mission 22  ·  Mother  ·  Central Oregon

Service has always been in the background of my life. My family has fought in every conflict for this country since the Revolutionary War — my great-great grandfather in the Civil War, my grandfather received a Purple Heart in WWII, my stepfather served in Vietnam. I grew up around veterans. I just didn't understand what that truly meant until I met Magnus.

My husband Magnus is a former Green Beret who founded Mission 22. When he lost a teammate to suicide, he went dark — stayed in the bedroom for about a month. I had no idea how to help. I started researching, found a nonprofit called Soldiers Heart, read every book I could. That's where it all started for me.

They come to us when they have no more room in their cup to cope. They are maxed out. Our R+R program gives them the capacity to do more.

Sisters, Oregon · 2021

I worked a full-time job as an office manager while logging thousands of hours building Elder Heart in the evenings — for over two years before I could go full time. I served as CEO for over a decade, stepped back, and as of April 2026 I'm back leading Mission 22.

I'm raising my two kids here in Central Oregon. I care about preparedness, about being present, and about doing the hard thing when it needs doing. Alongside all of it, I've been studying psychology at Harvard — because understanding how people heal matters as much as building the programs that help them do it.