Trudy grew up in South Florida where she fell in love with the ocean and all that goes with being around the water - boating, scuba diving and of course soaking up the sun. Her professional career began in the Banking Industry in Palm Beach. Her extensive experience in Banking, Mortgage Lending and Financing continues to be an asset in navigating a challenging lending market. Later, working in the information technology world of Healthcare, Trudy exceeded client’s needs while negotiating complex, multi-million dollar technology contracts throughout the country.  Her career made a shift to the healthcare world. She was based in Atlanta and traveled all of North Carolina servicing many of the hospitals in North Carolina.