VITAL STATISTICS

Age: 60Where born: Roundlake, Fla. (a small town on the gulf coast)

Family: Husband, Bill; four children and 15 grandchildren

Education: Bachelor's in psychology, master's in educational psychology in guidance, master's of social work, all from Brigham Young University.

Primary products: Counseling and psychotherapy.

Number of employees: New business just two, by the first of the year more will be added.

PERSONALITY PROFILE

First "real" job: General bookkeeper in a bank.

Management style: Participative management.

Keys to success: Don't give up. Keep pursuing your goals.

One lesson I've learned in my work: Everybody has the power to change if they want to change; don't be judgmental.

What I like about my line of work: Watching people grown and become self-empowered, believing in themselves.

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My heroes: Virginia Satis, social worker; Barbara Wheeler, one of my instructors and program director at BYU.

Leisure time and hobbies: Watching golf; reading, walking, I like to be with people, talk about and be with my grandchildren.

Favorite book: For leisure: "Hunt For Red October," by Tom Clancy; for serious reading: The Book of Mormon.

Favorite movie: "Field of Dreams."

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