I’ve been there. When a close family member submitted an AncestryDNA kit, our family was confronted with a startling revelation. The report did not include the expected ethnicity results, which quickly made us realize that the family member’s father, an immigrant whose ethnicity was not represented in the DNA results, could not have been her biological father.

It was a puzzle I was determined to solve, and I discovered and used techniques that would later become more widely known as genetic genealogy to solve the puzzle and identify the biological father. Obviously, this reshaped everything our family thought it know about our heritage. Once I realized how valuable these techniques were to helping other families find answers like we did, I began helping others solve their genetic puzzles. I quickly discovered a love for genealogy.

I love family histories, I love finding clues and solving puzzles, and I love helping people. As a professional genealogist, I can dedicate more time and attention to this very time-intensive and very rewarding work.

I’m a member of the following organizations:

• Association of Professional Genealogists

• Williamson County Genealogical Society

• Texas State Genealogical Society

• National Genealogical Society

When I’m not creating family trees and solving family puzzles, I can be found riding bicycles with my husband, spending time with our adult kids whenever we can, hanging out with our three dogs, attending musical theater performances, and traveling.