As I always tell the students on outreach days…”no one ever says that the want to be a Mosquito Biologist when they grow up!” I guess you never know where life will take you. I started out with a plan to work in the medical field and then decided to try an entomology class at University and was hooked! Mosquito science offers the perfect blend of outdoor entomology with a sprinkling of human health. I have been co-owner of a mosquito control company in the interior of British Columbia since 1999 and enjoy the annual challenge of controlling mosquitoes with the rise and fall of the floods. I am also a Registered Nurse, and for the last decade I have worked as a travel nurse consultant, helping clients get vaccines and medications for their upcoming travel. Mosquito borne illness is an important part of travel consultation and it is always fun to throw in fun mosquito facts during travel consults.

I have been a member of the NWMVCA for over 20 years and always look forward to meetings and the chance to catch up with fellow “mosquito people” and to see what is new in the field.