As a Selah, Washington native, Tina has covered Central Washington for over 42 years in various roles, including membership recruitment, marketing, event planning, advertising, digital multimedia sales, and wholesale marketing sales. She has worked for Safeway Inc, Costco Wholesale, Yakima Chamber of Commerce, Butterfield Broadcasting, HouseValues Inc, Ganz USA, and Townsquare Media.
Tina is passionate about local nonprofits and has been connected to various fundraisers over the years, including the Children's Miracle Network, March of Dimes, St. Jude, YMCA, YWCA, the Women's Battered Shelter, Goodwill Inc., Operation Harvest, American Red Cross, Union Gospel Mission, Rods House, United Way, Catholic Charites USA, Salvation Army, American Cancer Society, and the Yakima Humane Society.
She enjoys being outside, doing anything, rain or shine. She especially relishes spending time with her adult children and her seven wonderful grandchildren. She is keenly fond of her best friend of 31 years, her husband Mark, as well as her Yorkie "Miss Mia Mae". Tina's other hobbies include anything outdoors: the beach, the mountains, RV'ing, bonfires, concerts, bike riding, gardening, and community events. She is also crafty and creative, enjoying other activities like arts & crafts, rock painting, music, dancing with her husband, and of course, shopping.