She began her career in the telecommunications industry, then moved into insurance, banking and financial services. She shattered the glass ceiling when she became the first female Chief Operating Officer of a $1 billion mortgage bank.

Anne served three terms as an elected board member of a large, very diverse school district in Dallas, Texas. Her district was named one of the Top 100 school districts in the nation in a study conducted by The Wall Street Journal. She earned the Master Trustee designation from the Texas Association of School Boards Leadership program and has completed over 450 hours of board training.

Anne became a student of Human Resilience after overcoming adversity in these public and private sector leadership positions. Mastering resilience in facing her own adversities not only changed her life, but in many ways, saved it. Her sought after programs are based on current resilience research and sprinkled with real life examples. She is passionate about helping other people apply resilience skills to improve their lives.

Anne walks her resilience talk. She?s been married for thirty-six long years to the same adorable engineer, raised three happy, healthy, successful children who are not currently in jail, and was voted Best Smelling Mom by her son?s first grade.