About Judy

SPEAKING VENUES:

Judy has been privileged to speak at a wide variety of organizations and settings. A sample of these settings include

Churches of all sizes in Washington, Oregon, and California
Glorieta Conference Center
Cascades Camp & Conference Center
San Diego Convention Center
Spokane Convention Center
Hotel presentations for conferencesBusiness Network International
Team training for businesses in San Francisco and Seattle
Team training for small companies in Nebraska and Kansas
Invitational to present a research paper in Italy
Special invitation to a press conference and reception at the White House

SHE UNDERSTANDS:

Evangelical Beliefs: Judy grew up in the Baptist church and is now a member of the Evangelical Covenant church, where her husband is a worship pastor. She holds strongly to her conservative evangelical beliefs while being able to relate well to women of several denominations. As a ministry wife in the Seattle area, Judy has been faithfully serving her church through women’s ministries, children’s ministry and the music ministry.

Education: Judy studied education at Biola University and finished earning her teaching credential at California Lutheran University. After teaching in schools, Judy found that she had a special talent with technology, so she became a Microsoft Certified Professional and enjoyed teaching others how to use computers. This skill eventually became her own computer training business.

Family: Judy understands the challenges of wives and mothers because of her 35 years of marriage and 4 married children. Being a military mom (a son in the Navy), a missionary mom (a son serving in Indonesia,) a long-distance mom (two other children out of state,) and a grandmother to four beautiful little grandbabies, she has known her share of challenges, heartaches and joys. She knows the joy of raising her children to love the Lord, yet she felt the pain of having a prodigal son. She feels the joy of having all of her children happily married, but she knows the worries over her son in the war, and her other son’s family in a third-world culture. She loves to share how God gives her peace to handle the potential fears about each of her children.

Career: Judy has also been a serious career woman who has made a difference to others through her choices of work. She has been a teacher, executive assistant, computer trainer, business owner, technical support specialist, and project manager. While she was an executive assistant for the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, she was invited to the White House for her participation in research and helping to create a public service announcement. While she worked for the Kent School District as a tech support specialist and project manager, she helped high school students refurbish and give away over 1000 computers to low income families. She has always desired to work her ministry into her career in some way, which she encourages others to do as well.

Personal Hurts: Having survived accidental electrocution as a baby, Judy is always reminded by her scars that beauty and fame are not a priority. Losing her dad suddenly when he was only 58 reminds her that we may be given a short time in this life to accomplish as much as possible for the Kingdom of God. Limited time on this earth has also sparked her interest in leaving an enduring legacy and learning as much as we can about our heritage. Because of her own hurts and losses she desires to identify with the hurts of others, but urges all woman to strive for excellence despite their histories.

Hobbies: Judy's father taught her the value of work, but her uncle taught her the value of play. She enjoys hiking, horseback riding (barrel racing in particular!) and quilting. She especially enjoys staying in contact with family and friends through email and facebook. Reading is always top on her list, and she dabbles in writing now and then.