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I’m an engaging, empathetic, curious communicator and outside-the-box problem solver.
Since October, 2021, I've been working full-time for Unity Point, delivering and installing home medical equipment. Our products include hospice beds, oxygen concentrators/homefill units/tanks, wheelchairs, and food for people using feeding tubes. Every day is different, and I'm grateful I can help supply a much-need and appreciated service. It's a nice blend of personal contact, driving (sometimes 200 miles a day through the rolling hills of southern Iowa), and physical movement. Electric hospital beds and oxygen tanks are heavy!
In my spare time, I do some wriitng. I just completed editing the third draft of a book about Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and their October 1922 midwestern barnstorming tour. Their first stop was in Perry, Iowa, 45 miles from my home. I've previously hosted several blogs, written two articles for The Iowan magazine, and had numerous poems selected for the annual Lyrical Iowa anthology,
My photographs have been displayed at the Iowa State Fair five different times. I even got a 3rd place ribbon in 2021 for a black and white mushroom print I submitted.
Before then, I owned and managed the central Iowa Complete Music franchise for over 25 years. My company was trusted by over 6000 couples to provide quality entertainment for their wedding reception--and we also did over 1000 other corporate and school dances! We successfully launched and marketed three additional revenue streams—Videography, Photography, and a Photo Booth—to supplement our core DJ service. The dynamic and loyal staff I assembled led to a smooth transition in selling our business in early 2013.