I started at Acura of Lynnwood in 1991 doing payroll and Accounts Payable. I became Controller in 2001 and my longevity here shows I love my job and the people I work for.
I grew up in Richmond Beach in Shoreline on 4 acres that are now owned by the City of Shoreline and known as The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden (my maiden name). I graduated from Shorewood High School in 1981 and moved to San Francisco for about a year and ended up in Sacramento where I was introduced to the auto industry as a receptionist and worked there as service cashier, accounts receivable and in finance. In 1991 when I moved back to the Northwest I was already in love with working in a car dealership and luckily Jim and Kathie Morino saw the potential in someone who had been at her previous job for 8 years and thoroughly enjoyed it. In 2004 I married my husband Randy and we have two beautiful golden retrievers, Rome and Siena. Their names signify our favorite places in Italy and our love for travel.