BS Degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University in 2000. She has been working in the airline industry for the past 29 years and she is the Vice President Support Services - North America for South African Airways, based in SAA's Regional Headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her portfolio includes Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Government Affairs and Customer Care for the region.
Her family immigrated to the United States in 1965 and she grew up in New York. Also lived in Huntington Beach, California for several years when she was studying at Cal State Long Beach University and met her husband when she was living in California. They moved from New York to Fort Lauderdale in 1997 when her company decided to relocate its regional headquarters here.
She was a member of Kirim Turkleri Amerikan Birligi in New York. Served in their board and also worked with their Youth Committee for many years. She is married and mother of two.