As Chief Financial Officer, I am responsible for overseeing the corporate functions in support of the company objectives, including Finance, IT and Human Resources, which allows me to do what I love best - share my knowledge of process improvement, employee development and risk management processes that enhance our overall ability to make good business decisions in a timely manner while managing risk at all levels of the organization.
Prior to joining Holly, I worked for several Fortune 100 companies in a variety of industries, around the world. As a military spouse, I found it hard to balance my career, support my husband and be available for our son, so I choose to leave the workforce in 2014 to focus on my family. Following my husband’s retirement from the military in 2018, I was looking for an opportunity to share my knowledge and was excited to find a role at Holly that would allow me to not only share my experience with others but develop new skills as well.
Professionally, I have more than 20 years of leadership and finance experience. Prior to joining Holly Poultry in 2018, my last employer was British Petroleum where I worked in multiple roles across the organization, including solar, retail, pipelines, drilling, and major upstream projects, ending as the project manager for BP’s upstream risk management and reporting.
I am a graduate of Hope College, (Class 1990) with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics. In 1995, I earned a Master of Science in Accounting from the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University and passed the CPA exam in 1997.
I live with my husband and son in Anne Arundel County, MD, where we enjoy a variety of water sports and spend time hanging out together as a family while we plan our next great travel adventure.