My mission statement can be summed up in this one sentence: To learn as much as I possibly can in order to serve the highest possible purpose. I've been a "go get it" kind of person from a very young age - when I was fifteen years old, I decided to set up shop in my parent's garage. I made advertisements stating "There's a new Art Teacher in town!" I collected about 10 students via my ad and began instructing my pupils who were half my age how to successfully draw figures and animals and to be creative. Since then I have had my own freelance graphic design/illustration business which has lead me to very high places with clients such as Google, Bebe, Del Monte, City of Mendocino, Union Bank of California, Starkist Tuna, and Milkbone. I have recently returned from a 4 month, solo trip through Europe- where I became extremely strong and dependent upon my self. I always create "win-win" scenarios in the work place and enjoy developing professional relationships that flourish and brin