She has been actively involved at both local and county levels since moving here fulltime in 2007. She is the Chair of the town of Colchester Planning Board, a member of the Colchester Main Street Revitalization Committee, active with Friends of the Upper Delaware River (FUDR), has run for Town Council, participated in the Leadership Delaware Program, started the Town of Colchester (Colchester Community) and the county-wide (Delaware County Neighbors) Facebook groups, and is active in other ways trying to improve life for residents and visitors. She has been an avid birder since the 1970’s, having birded all over the world.