My work: Real Estate Agent, JOY Real Estate Co., Greenville SC.

Words I live by: “Don't regret the things you did, regret the things you didn't do when you had the chance."

I’m thinking about: Getting more organized.

I love: The night sky, the silence of snow, and the blues.

At the end of a long day, the first thing I want to do is: Take off my shoes, my jewelry, and my bra.

I am most proud of: Turning down alimony.

The one item that has changed my life: GPS navigation.

The most important thing I ever lost: Just recently my cat Simon, however he was found a week later… safe, sound and groomed!

Something most people don’t know about me: I have a twin brother.

The worst idea I’ve ever had: Sun-In Hair Lightener. Hey, I was only 12 at the time!

Best one-liner you ever heard: The trouble with life is there’s no background music.

My work: Executive Director of the YWCA, Greenville, SC

My hometown: Atlanta, GA

If I could do it all over again: I would study abroad in France and South America, in addition to my studies in Spain.

I can’t live without: Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream!

I am most proud of: Overcoming obstacles and being able to set an example for young girls.

The one item that has changed my life: Becoming an elected official. [Jil is on the Greenville City Council and shares her Inauguration date with the 44th President, Barack Obama]

The most important thing I ever lost: My grandmother. In high school, I would skip school to spend time with her in a nursing home.

I still can’t get the hang of: Bing.com.

The worst idea I’ve ever had: Getting my nose pierced.

Whose diary would you most like to read? Oprah's.

The world would be a better place, if only: People gave 1% of their time and money to help change the world.

I feel strongest when: I am not fat!

My work: Owner of Fleet Feet Sports—specializing in the perfect athletic shoe fit.

The one thing that has changed my life: I spent three weeks rowing 225 miles on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon a few years back...definitely life changing!

What do you fear the most? Big bugs with scary sticky legs!

I am most proud of: What wonderful, intelligent, giving, strong, young ladies my daughters have turned out to be.

I love: My children, creating art, cooking/eating, and great wine.

What keeps me awake at night: This list of questions from skirt! Magazine.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Take an entire year to either ride my bike across the US or hike the Appalachian Trail bottom to top.

Right now I’m reading:  My daughter’s Seventeen Magazine...so I can keep up.

The nickname I wish I had: Shorty.

My best friend says I am: Permanently positive, and finally on Facebook!

Something most people don’t know about me: I'm shy and I really work at hiding it and… I have a tattoo.

My hometown: Springfield, Massachusetts. 

My Job: Speech & Language Pathologist (One of the few Spanish speaking in the area).

I’m inspired by: My daughter, Elise.

I am most proud of: I’ve been a single parentsince my daughter was 18 months old, but I did not let that stop me from getting my Master's degree recently at age 44!

My best friend says I am: Crazy, wild, and fearless.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Go on a singles cruise with my best friend in California.

My best bargain find: $800.00 for a Malibu Classic back in the 1980s. It never broke down! 

When I grow up, I want to be: An old speech and language pathologist, retired on a beach.

The smartest woman I know: My grandmother in Puerto Rico.

I am a feminist because: I define me!

My passion: Watching clients progress.

I can’t live without: Popcorn.

I’m thinking about: My future job.

What keeps me awake at night: Night sweats.

I am guilty of:  Not exercising as I get older.

Right now I’m reading: “Easy to love, Difficult to Raise,” by Debbie Bailey.

Words I live by: Some crosses are made of oak, others of polyester! ~ Carol Caron


My favorite possession: My hands.


My best bargain find: A Victorian bowler hat for $8.


My hometown: Manassas, Virginia.


I’m inspired by: Beauty.


I’m reading: I just finished A Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.


The nickname I wish I had: I’m partial to “Gorgeous,” “Doll” and “Hey Good Lookin’”!


The food I could eat every day: My homemade bread. Get some at Shorty’s or Coffee to a Tea.


My best friend says I am: Velvet-covered steel.


I’d like to learn to: Write in the Spencerian hand, thread a loom, more about plants, millinery.


Something most people don’t know about me: I love to write short stories.

My mother always said: I love you.

Always... Surround yourself with beauty. Victor Hugo said, “The beautiful is as useful as the useful; perhaps more so.”


Never... Let your dreams die.


Chief Development Officer for Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas, Owner of Vino 100

Words I live by: Live, Love, Laugh and Share.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Be a racecar driver.

If I had a vanity plate on my car, it would say: Zoom Zoom.

The food I could eat every day: Crusty bread and cheese with a great glass of wine.

My best friend says I am:  Always there when she needs me, able to add humor to any situation and the life of the party!

I still can’t get the hang of: Instant messaging. LOL, OMG, I’d rather speak in full sentences than acronyms.

I’d like to learn to: Relax.

Something most people don’t know about me: I speak Spanish fluently. My mother is Colombian and my father is American.

Always.. Be true to myself.

Never…Take myself too seriously.

I wish…That when my sons find their partners in life that they love them as I do their father, 30 years and going strong!