Started flying in 1975 at age 14 with her solo in 1979. Commercial Hot Air Pilot with over 3000 pilot hours. 

Past Southwest Region Director (2013 to 2019) and Past President of the Balloon Federation of America (2017 to 2019)

2025, 2016 and 2009 USA Women’s National Champion

1998 USA National Team Champion 
1995 Women’s North American Champion 
1993 USA National Rookie of the Year

Bronze medal at the 2016 Women’s World Hot Air Championships in Birstonas, Lithuania. Finished seventh place at the 2018 Women’s World Hot Air Championships in Nałęczów, Poland.
 

Started flying Gas Balloons in 2002 and has competed in 17 America’s Challenge Races and 16 Coupe Aeronautique Gordon 
Bennett Races
 

2013 received the BFA’s highest honor, the Shields-Trauger Memorial Award 
for her notable flight in the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race in 2012
 

2010 Received Ballooning’s highest honor, the Diplome Montgolfier for her 
outstanding flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Tavira, Portugal with a 
duration of 71:20 hours. 
 

2008 Winner of the America’s Challenge Gas Race with a flight from Albuquerque, NM to Iowa Falls, IA with a duration of 68:35 hours and in 2012 with a flight from Albuquerque to North Carolina with a duration of 62.15 
hours.