I moved from Upstate NY to the Golden Strip area in 2005, because my best friend of now 20 years, is from this area, and I absolutely fell in love with this area. My career background is in travel, insurance, financials and project management. I left the corporate world in 2019, to open my own health and life insurance agency. I love serving others. I belong and actively attend Brookwood Church. I also founded a non-profit called Love of God and Country, that serves local veterans who are homeless or recovering from homelessness. I also support several local veterans groups that include Upstate Women Veterans Group, Upstate Warrior Solutions, Vets helping Vets, Hud Vash and Veterans Are Heroes. I recently joined the Elks Lodge group 858 which also performs a lot of charitable work. In a nutshell, I love God and I love people!
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
I am married to a man born and raised in Greenville SC, Josh Alexander. I have 3 boys from my previous marriage, Kaleb who is 22, Jacob who is 19 and Noah who is almost 16.
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
I currently own Advocate Insurance Group in Mauldin where my main focus is in Medicare because I LOVE serving our seniors who are so vulnerable. I love to empower individuals through education so that they can know all the options they have available to them and make health plan choices that fit their individual needs.
Q: What are a couple of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Stella’s Southern Bistro, Petes, Olive Tree and Azteca’s.
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
Lived here since 2005 and worked here since 2019.
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
I would have to say my mothers beau, David Colvin, because he is a Vietnam Veteran that served in Dessert Storm and Afghanistan. His stories simply amaze me and what he has seen and done in his 73 years of life always have me lean in to listen.
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be and why?
I would go to Tahiti – Bora Bora because it looks like a dream way out in the middle of nowhere and it is just surrounded by God’s beautiful creation. Nothing but peace and relaxation.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Spread love not hate. You never know what another person is going through so always try and be kind even when it’s difficult to do so.
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
To travel to different countries and experience their culture.
Q: What current or former local business makes you the most nostalgic about our community?
I would say the CocoBon Chocolatier in downtown Simpsonville. How neat it is that every day they dress in historic clothing and every evening close their mid century curtains. It makes me feel like I am back in that time period
Q: If you could choose anyone that is alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would y’all meet for this lunch?
I would love to have lunch with Martin Luther King Jr. at Stella’s in hopes that he would share how I could inspire change in our community and create unity.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
Our community is the perfect place to raise children because it shows them what community is all about which is people helping people.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
In 5 years, I see myself still here in our community with my business thriving. In 10 years, I would love to live on the lake.
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
I struggle with chronic depression.
Q: What is the most beautiful place you have ever been?
The Pretty Place at YMCA Camp Greenville.
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
GOD
Q: Describe what “neighbor” means to you?
Love your neighbor as yourself, so you treat your “neighbor” as you would yourself.
Q: Finally, what 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Safety, Comfort, Love.
