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Born in a snowbank in Buffalo, NY, I decided that college would better suit me in sunny Florida on the white snowy beaches of Clearwater. After graduating with a B.S. degree in Business Administration, I began my mortgage lending career in 2015 and joined Josh Goodwin in business in 2016, working as a processing assistant for the Goodwin Mortgage Group. While I am not in the office, I enjoy spending time with my church family, boating the Weeki Wachee Springs, tinkering with cars, and serving on my home owner association’s board of directors.