Anyone who has been involved in curling, golf and high school sports in northwestern Ontario from the late 1970s to the present day, is familiar with this builder of sport as a longtime participant, instructor, organizer and official.

Her exceptional athletic record on the golf course includes multiple tournament and club championships, district and provincial titles, including the 2010 Senior Women's Manitoba title, and participation in numerous national events as part of Team Manitoba. A long-time member of the Kenogamsis Golf Club she has dedicated countless hours to the facility over many years. 

On the curling ice she has competed at various levels and has multiple Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA) titles to her credit including the 2012 Dominion Curling Club and the 2016, 2020 and 2023 Masters.

Spending close to thirty years as a teacher at Geraldton Composite High School, she passed along her passion for sport to her students. With her guidance, youth curling and golf teams have represented their school with distinction at North Shore and Northwestern Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association competitions and at OFSSA. A dedicated educator and organizer, she continues to support student golf and curling in her retirement.

A Life Member of the Geraldton Curling Club, she also inspired a number of youth curlers as a coach of boys, girls, junior and bantam teams, and a conductor of Learn-to-Curl clinics, leading her teams to NOCA titles and a silver medal at the Ontario Winter Games. Serving on the Board and Executive for many years, she has overseen the hosting of a variety of events.

 Provincially and nationally she has served as a representative on the board of NOCA, and with Curling Canada as a highly respected on-ice official at multiple competitions, including the Canadian Wheelchair, Scotties and Mixed Doubles, and international events such as the Ford World Women's championship.

For her dedication to sport she has received volunteer awards from NOCA and Golf Manitoba and the 2012 OFSAA Pete Beach Award for outstanding contributions to high school sports. This true builder of sport has unselfishly given of her time and talents to ensure that sporting opportunities exist for people of all ages in her community, and beyond.

Inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, September 28, 2024