Born and raised in Southern Illinois, just outside of St. Louis. Moved to Los Angeles to study acting/film at USC. I’ve now lived in SoCal for as long as I lived in the Midwest! I have a 14 year-old dog named Ruby who loves to tag along wherever I go. She’s been with me everywhere from New Orleans to the Ozarks to Wisconsin to Jackson Hole to Las Vegas to Big Sur.

A hostess with the mostess!
I have always enjoyed both sides of the hospitality business.
I love pampering others as much as I love being pampered.
Must stem from being raised by a midwestern homemaker.
Combine that with a father who sold Mercedes his entire adult life
and dreamt of being a park ranger in his retirement, and BAM!
A Sprinter Van was purchased and a rental business was born: Ventura Ventures, LLC

A little sentimentality: This Sprinter was originally bought in 2021 by a husband for his wife who was diagnosed with cancer. They spent the remainder of her life traveling in this van. My family bought it from him in 2022 with only 10,500 miles on it. We hope to keep her adventurous spirit alive by putting the campervan on the road and seeing the sights in her memory.