Professional Affiliations

For a number of years, I had an exciting career as office manager for a The Act Group, Inc.   It was fullfilling and tremendously rewarding.  Having been treated like a family member by the owners of the company, it was difficult to change my sights, but the time came for me to move on to explore new horizons and challenges.

I am partnered with Bill Austin and provide quality and competitively affordable services for website design, development and hosting.  We also provide software training and computer basics to new users in the Phoenix metropolitan area, giving them the skills needed to navigate their computers with confidence.

My most recent endeavor, Arizona High Tech Talent Partnership, an integrated marketing services company, serves to unite the Arizona high-tech community through collaboration, inclusion, and a strong code of ethics, matching independent consultants and other highly technical contractors with clients in the high tech industry. One of our specialties is Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Internet Marketing for small to medium sized businesses. We recently added the Arizona High Tech Directory to our site which has proved to be a valuable search tool for our visitors.

In 2003, I joined forces with Kathleen Forden, the owner of Idea Avenue, Inc. and formed Forden Gorden Ventures, Inc. an Arizona corporation. Our first venture, East Valley Living, is a comprehensive online resource and guide for businesses, residents, relocators, and vacationers looking for information about local business, dining, entertainment, movie reviews, and we feature a number of columns on various topics of interest, written by local business owners.

Lastly ... in my spare time, I work at writing new material to improve the  Life Story Writing Network and a multitude of my other my personal websites.