Professional Credentials
In addition to my creative and restoration work, I volunteer with many influential groups and am a member of many professional organizations both locally and nationally.
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I am an American Quilt Society certified appraiser. As an appraiser, I have the knowledge to assign value to fiber arts and quilts for insurance and legal purposes. This certification requires several years of preparation, education, and hands-on work as well as passing a written and oral examination. This small, elite group is comprised of less than 100 people nation wide.
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I am the vice president for the Quilts of Valor board of directors. Quilts of Valor's mission is to wrap American veterans of war in "the love of a grateful nation." In my volunteer position, I have the honor of working with industry professionals and the military to spread awareness for this organization that is dear to my heart.
I am an active member of the American Quilt Study Group (AQSG), American Quilters Society, Cabin Branch Quilters, Quilters Unlimited, and several quilt dating groups in my area.
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Each of these groups and positions has been influential in assisting me to grow as a professional and become the artist I am now.
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