I have a Masters Degree
from Pepperdine University, CA, in Human Resources
Management and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trenton
State College, NJ, in Business Education.
I have been in the
balloon industry from its infancy 26 years ago. I owned Balloonagram for 10 years in Toms River NJ and now own
Affairs in the Air Balloon Decorating Service for 18 years
here in Tampa Florida.
I have taught at
balloon seminars and won portfolio competitions and
balloon sculpture competitions at the national level. My
passion is teaching and helping people. For the past seven
years I have received the county’s award for volunteer of
the year for the work I do at a local children’s homeless
shelter. As you can see, I love to help people!
My objective is to teach you a
vocation that you will absolutely love doing. I want you
to be able to do everything I can do after my 28 years of
experience. I want to
send you away with abounding enthusiasm walking out of
here knowing the sky is the limit and you can’t wait to
get home to start doing balloons.
Success is loving what you do......... do what you love.
Ongoing Awards:
CBA, Certified Balloon
Artist
National
Association of Balloon Artists (NABA), Certificate of
Achievement- National Association of Balloon Artists
Creative College 1988
Flowers, Inc Balloons Open
House-
"Best
Decorating Portfolio"- 1989, 1991 & 1992
International Balloon Arts
Convention (IBAC) 1994
First Place- Microfoil
Large Balloon
Sculpture
Ballooniversity 2003-
"Designer of the Year
2003"
First
Place- Large Sculpture Competition
Second
Place - Centerpiece Competition
Ballooniversity 2004-
Second Place- Large
Sculpture Competition
Ballooniversity 2005
First
Place- Delivery Bouquet
Balloon Camp 2005, 2007:
First
Place- Portfolio Competition
Betallatex 2006
1st Place
winner 2nd Annual Designer Contest
Free Lance
Writer for Party & Paper Retailer Magazine, Instructor at
many National Balloon Conventions



Designer of the Year 2003