BIOGRAPHY

My grandfather who was an auto mechanic started that love of cars in me at a very
young age and because of that, I became a GTO fan. One of my first cars was a
4-speed 1968 GTO I used as a daily driver. I joined GTO Association of America
(GTOAA) in May of 1985 and became very active. It seemed like there was a never-ending need for staff, so I volunteered myself for myself to be the co-chapter coordinator. Over the years, I have held many positions and still hold 2 of them now.:

Below are some of the positions:

• September 1985 – August 1991 – was a co-chapter coordinator


• June 1990 – June 2018 – served as a Board Member and have been the longest tenured Board member with 28 years of service


• January 1992 – December 2021 – managed the database for the GTOAA and mailed The Legend


• August 1997 – January 2005 – edited and produced The Legend magazine


• August 2011 through current – serving as Secretary/Treasurer of the GTOAA


• October 2011 - August 2020 – did convention support for registration and membership, supported the Chapter that was the Meet host


• September 2020 through current – convention support for registration both on-line and at the Meet

Many of the above listed positions were held concurrently as staff position were vacated without notice and it was just easiest at the time to take them over. I never ever considered the Presidency, even though I was asked. I was just too busy serving the positions I held. You know, once you get things purring, you don’t want to throw a monkey wrench in the engine and cause issues.

After years of scouring the newspaper ads, newsletters and visiting with numerous people, my ex-husband and I had accumulated a large collection of GTO’s and Pontiac parts. Most of the collection of cars and parts have been sold to other Pontiac fans. The majority of the parts were sold to a collector who was using them to re-open a Pontiac dealership and to restore/repair cars with, in some cases, used parts.

I currently have as a personal vehicle a 1970 GTO Judge and am the co-owner of a 1970 convertible. I also have an extensive collection of little GTO’s (models, toys, etc.) of all sizes and years and a complete set of service manuals for all years of the GTO’s. Have not personally missed a GTOAA convention since my first one in 1985, so I have a collection of meet souvenirs and t-shirts as well.

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