Is a registered nurse. She has been a bold advocate for nursing and
hospice programs.
Founder and president Gabby's Ladder, a bereavement organization for children, after losing her fourth child, Gabriel, shortly after his birth in 2002.
Her husband is a computer programmer, whom she met at a strawberry-picking patch.
One of the greatest gifts I have is being a community leader. But it's a struggle. You feel you need to give and you want to help, but there are so many requests you can't fulfill them all.
There's a great deal of power behind this crown. A lot of people look at it as a beauty pageant. But it brings so much more to the young woman's life.