Coming from a family of small business owners I learned the values of hard work and responsibility along with the importance of community.  I enjoy working for a firm where we can celebrate our clients’ accomplishments and milestones together.  A previous boss once told me I was the heart of the team.  It is because I get fully invested in people.  I love working here because our clients feel like family.  Communication is the key to making sure our clients feel loved, valued, and respected.  I have strategic oversight of our client appointments and our advisors’ calendars to help keep an open and consistent line of communication with our clients.   I help streamline communications and also organize events, assist with marketing, and help where needed.  I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this team.

In 1997 I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from UNC at Chapel Hill.  Upon graduation I moved back to North Wilkesboro to sell life and health insurance along with helping my dad in the cosmetic renovation of a couple of homes he flipped.  I loved it so much I purchased my own home to renovate on my own and resell for a profit.  I then used the profits to fund my relocation to Wilmington, which had much more to offer.  Shortly after I moved to Wilmington, I began my professional career in an administrative role with US Cellular Corporation.  During my 13 years with them, I quickly moved up the ranks and into an Agent Account Executive role where I received numerous awards for executing business growth strategies with our small business Agent locations with a specific focus on Training, Operations, Merchandising & Marketing, and Sales.  When my husband and I became pregnant with our 2nd child, I decided the most important thing for our family was for me to stay home with our children to help build a solid and loving foundation of faith and family.  Now I am excited to be once again back in the work force.

Degrees, Certificates and Designations

– BA in Communication from UNC at Chapel Hill in 1997
– Certificate in Inclusion Management, Knoxville TN in 2005
– Certificate in Manager Development Forum, Chicago, IL 2005
– Train the Trainer Certificate, Coastal Carolina Community College in 2004
– Leader Sales Academy, Dale Carnegie Institute in 2000

I am so happy I moved to Wilmington in 1998 because it is where I met Randy Barrington, my soul mate.  We married in 2004 and 5 years later began our family.  We have 2 amazing boys Eli and Lincoln, that are 3 years apart and best friends. In my free time I enjoy traveling, singing with my husband in the car or the kitchen while cooking dinner,  eating at “fancy” restaurants (as my child calls it), coaching my boys sports teams, being a board member of the Parent Advisory Council in their school, and just spending time with my family.  Faith also plays a large part in my life.  I have been a member of First Baptist Church in Wilmington since 2003, where I participated in several ministries most notably the Jail Ministry where I spent 10 years counseling female inmates.  I currently mentor a former inmate, and continue to enjoy watching her transform her life and be all that she can.