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Athletics  |  Honors  |  Service and Affiliations

Community Service and Organization Affiliations 
Organization Affiliations
  • U.S. SafeSport Board of Directors Athlete Rep (Candidate, selected by USOPC AC peer group in July 2026)

  • EXTERN Alumni, Amplified Planning (sponsored by CFP® Board and Charles Schwab) - 2026, Jun-Aug

  • EY Athlete Readiness Program (Cohort #4) - 2026, May-Aug

  • Run, Jump, Throw, Walk Clinic for youth development and opportunity in Track and Field - 2025, 2024

  • College of Executive Coaching  ICF accredited, National Board of Health & Well-Being (NB-HWC) accredited - since 2025

‘Positive Psychology of Well-BeingCoach CERTIFIED

MHS EQi & 360 Emotional Intelligence assessment and Coach CERTIFIED - since 2023

  • ANAD as an active advocate for Athlete Wellness and Women's Health inducted honoree 2021​

  • Clean Sport Collective Ambassador - since 2017

  • ‘Board of Athletics’ Pacific Association USA Track & Field - since 2015

  • ‘Athlete Committee (AC)’  USA Track & Field - since 2015

Community Service (specific)

Since 2026

Sierra Club  guest member

Collective Visibility - Women in Sport Public Speaker

Vacaville Museum Guild  member

USATF  Athlete Advisory Committee (AC) Diversity, Equity, and Leadership Committee

USATF  Athlete Advisory Committee (AC) Associations Executive Committee

 

Since 2024

&Mom + CoFertility ambassador – support women athletes to have accessible options

for family planning while active in their athletic career during prime years of fertility.

 

Since 2023

Vacaville Women Leaders – inducted in 2023, we meet annually to share leadership and community service initiatives spearheaded by women leaders 

Since 2022

USATF Pacific Association 'Board of Athletics' Chair, Race Walk

Past Years

USATF Pacific Association 'Board of Athletics' Chair, T&F Grand Prix - 2022-2024

USATF Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC/AC) At-Large Event Leader - 2021-2024

                      USATF Women's Track & Field Executive Committee - 2022-2024

                      USATF Sports Medicine & Science Sub-Committee 2022-2024

                      USATF Big 3 Coaching Selection Committee for 2022-2024

World Championships

Pan Am Games

Paris Olympics

 

   USATF Pacific Association 'Board of Athletics' Co-Chair, Race Walk and Athlete Representative,

2020-2018 Delegate

USATF Pacific Association 'Board of Athletics' Co-Chair Marketing and Athlete Representative,

2018-2016 Delegate

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Community Service (specific) - as a YOUTH

2001 Certificate of Appreciation from P.A.L. (Police Athlete League) for service to youth
 

2001 Master of Ceremonies at Girl Scout Council of Napa-Solano (GSCNS) Gold Award Banquet

 

2001 Vacaville ANGELS invocation by Robyn Stevens, event to recognize service leaders in local community
 

2001 City of Vacaville Youth Round Table – assisted with program event to honor volunteers in the community
 

2000-2001 City of Vacaville Youth First – committee to build community partnerships, parent/youth awareness
 

1989-2001 Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.community service, leadership, self-development

                                                           (food/clothing/toy drives, career day for children in high-risk environments,                                                                              Program Aide, etc)

1998-2001 Westwind Flyers Running Club – help elementary age children with technique, practices, etc.
 

1999 Special Olympics volunteer
 

1999-2000 School Organizations:

  •  Interact Club – helps in the community by tutoring children, visiting convalescent homes

  •  California Scholastic Federation – academic achievement, community service

  •  Animal Support Club – community service, help find homes for lost animals

  •  African Heritage Club – sold candy to raise funds for the club — fundraising & club support

  •  LGBTQ Club – sold candy to raise funds for the club — fundraising & club support

  •  Asian Pacific Islanders Club – sold candy to raise funds for the club — fundraising & club support

  •  Spanish Club 

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About Me & BeGolden Success
Values-driven purpose and integrity are
of my highest regard—and are key ingredients
to BEING golden.​

To be golden is to embody humble leadership

and simultaneously not dismiss

your inner power to reap success with integrity.

After committing nearly two decades of my life to representing TeamUSA, in May 2025 I became a retired Olympian. I have since shifted my profession from Athletics to investing my time into clients, driving elite performance into impactful results.

 

I turned my athlete BeGolden℠ motto and brand into a service that gives back to community and ESG-minded individuals—I coach the facilitation of healthy habits that are lead components of highly effective leadership and development

People come to me for:

Business ethics and compliance initiatives, collaborative program management, and to help them develop tools to proactively embody personal and professional fulfillment.

 

Clients are walked through assessments, habit formation, application of self-knowledge paired with clarity, and how to reap the benefits of self-directed commitment to accountability.

 

The focus areas and tools at the heart of BeGolden℠ Success:

 

  • Assessing and understanding key pillars of

      Well-being,

  • Motivational Interviewing,

  • Multi-Health System’s Emotional Intelligence EQ-i 2.0 & 360 (team and individual assessment),

  • an applicable understanding of Enneagram and Attachment Theory.

Self-discipline and direction,
paired with guidance from trusted sources
of expertise, is how dreams are made reality. 

 

The phrase ‘BeGolden' is one I have used to motivate myself through adversity—inspired by observing my beloved golden retriever, April, who is the epitome of what it means to be: BeGolden Success. Dogs teach humanity about resiliency, how to exhibit unconditional love and how the act of acceptance resonates; to exhibit embodiment of universal principles unabashedly, and perseverance through disappointment, illness, heart-break, and adversity.

 

Lymphoma took April from Earth too soon, and yet inspired a commitment to finish a mission I had started but had abandoned years prior to having her in my life. She endured much and through all, she persisted at exuding love, compassion, self-discipline, and a will to make the most of her life—with heart and humble leadership. She inspired me to BE GOLDEN (to be more like her, to advocate universal principles unabashedly). She was intelligent, family-oriented, athletic and active, mindful, playful, unwavering, and she persevered through anxiety and through circumstances and environments that continually change. 

 

Our well-being is more than fitness and healthy eating, BeGolden℠Success is an embodiment that harnesses eight key pillars of leadership and development:

- financial health,

- career satisfaction,

- sense of community,

- family connectedness,

- sense of joy/spiritual (separating from toxic ego),

- physical fitness,

- general components of health that keep us mobile, and

- mental fitness (self-knowing with accountability).

Brief bio:

I was born in California among mountains and the eclectic lifestyles of the Bay Area. My profession and interests take me exploring worldwide.

My fuel is curiosity.​ 

I believe community thrives on creativity and commitment to having a proactive role in life.  

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