Who Am I

I was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised for the majority of my life in Nesbit, Mississippi.  We did not have much, but we grew up with a strong sense of family and values.  I spent my undergraduate years at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame (South Bend), IN.  It was quite a culture shock being from Mississippi attending a school in Indiana, primarily because of the weather.  The first major adjustment was to the Winter!!!!  My freshman year was the first time ND had closed school due to the weather in over 10 years.  However, being there forced me to grow up and to gain more independence and responsibility.

Quentin and I

I have a 14 year old son named Quentin Champion, who is in the 9th grade at Riverwood International Charter School.   He is my most relished accomplishment and consumes a large portion of my free time with his activities!!  He plays a sport for every season (football, basketball, baseball, and track), and somehow seems to always find time for other activities along with the sports.

My favorite hobby / stress reliever is tennis.  It not only helps to clear my mind from a hectic day, but it also is great exercise, especially since I seem to avoid the gym like the plague.  I am also a people person, and tennis cultivates not only a team atmosphere, but also opportunities for networking.  I play ALTA, T2, LeagueTennis, and Ultimate Tennis.  I also like to play mixed as well as doubles tennis, but find that my joints are a little old / out of shape to play singles.   My women's ALTA team makes it to the play-offs every year.  However, we always lose in the second round of the play-offs.  Needless to say, we are looking to break that curse this season.

In the next 5 years, I am looking to grow my consulting company.  I currently have three clients, but due to time constraints, availability of resources, and lack of the entrepreneurial know-how, I have not reached the volume that I would like to have.  I am not looking to own the largest consulting company, but I want to establish a brand that speaks quality and customer service, which seems to be lacking from several existing vendors.  With that being said, I would like to become one of Microsoft's key female / minority owned consulting services firms in the Southeast within that time frame.