A Life Shaped by Service and Vision

My story begins in a small Austrian village. As a 10-year-old girl I was deeply moved by a film I saw on television — the nuns in the story were pillars of their village, helping families through sickness, feeding children, and stepping in when mothers could not. Their lives of service, courage, and love left an imprint on my heart that remains vivid even 60 years later. That early spark awakened something in me: a calling to serve, to create community, and to make the world a better place.

The First Spark: Girl Scouts

Just a year or two later, that calling took its first form. At age 12, I was inspired by my brothers’ Boy Scout troop — and longed for a place of belonging for girls like me. With my mother’s help, I designed a flyer and handed it out after church. Within a week, I had gathered 10 girls, and an 18-year-old troop leader from a nearby town came to lead us. That troop became my first real circle of women. I didn’t know it then, but I had planted a seed that would one day grow into Connect2Her. 

A Lifelong Red Line

At 19, I joined a peace movement dedicated to the highest principles: purity, family, healing, and transformation of the heart. For the past 50 years, these values have guided my steps.

• I became a family coach, helping parents and children heal relationships and build stronger homes.

• I created programs, webinars, and book clubs on personal and spiritual growth.

• I developed a two-day family healing intervention, a process that helped families restore hope and transform dysfunction.

Through it all, one red line ran clear: the belief that family is the cornerstone of society, and that healing hearts leads to healthy communities — and ultimately, a better world.

The Birth of Connect2Her

In 2024, as I turned 70, I asked myself: What is my legacy? What is my next chapter?

The answer came quickly: create communities for women. A space where women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life could come together — to receive support, to grow in confidence, to transform, and to rise into their full potential. A place where every woman could belong, whether she was in transition, seeking connection, or ready to share her gifts. That same year, I hosted the first Connect2Her event in my home in Las Vegas. Out of 160 women invited, 26 came. The energy was electric — the same fire I had felt as a young girl leading her first troop. I knew then that Connect2Her was more than an idea. It is a movement.

My Calling to You

Every woman carries a spark. Sometimes it burns brightly; sometimes it waits quietly, ready to be rekindled. Connect2Her is where that spark is fanned into flame — a flame that lights up your own life and spreads into the lives of others. Together, we are not just creating community. We are shaping a future where women become the wise leaders our world so deeply needs.