Greetings, Region 15. I am pleased to be your Regional Director from 2025 - 2028. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, where I was born and raised, my first dolls were Nancy Ann, which included Muffy, Debbie, and the Storybook dolls. Those little dolls, given to me by my grandparents for birthdays and holidays, were my "look at" dolls. They were kept on display until the day my mother found them on the floor with my younger brother, who was punching out the sleep eyes trying to figure out how they worked! Luckily, my grandmother started my collection again, and I still have them, along with many additions.

I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama Production from the University of Arizona and am a member of the Tri Delta sorority. I worked professionally as a vice president in commercial banking operations for 41 years, retiring in 2020.

In the early 1980s, my parents were cleaning the attic, and my mother asked me to come get my dolls, which she had packed up and put away years before. It was unpacking that box that triggered my interest again in dolls. However, it wasn't until 2000, when I was married and living in the Boston area, that I joined my first doll club, the Madame Alexander Doll Club.

From 2006 to 2012, I was on the board of directors serving as Treasurer for four years, and President for one. I have been volunteering at local, regional, and national events since 2004 and chaired the National Convention in Philadelphia in 2014. I am also a judge for their competitive event.

In 2002, I joined my first UFDC club. South Shore D.O.L.L.S. of MA, where I have served as Treasurer and President. In 2016, I joined the Doll Study Club of Boston at the time the club was sponsoring a UFDC regional. I attended my first UFDC Convention in 2017. It was attending this regional event that I became interested in learning more about types of dolls beyond what was in my collection, mostly hard plastic and vinyl.

In the Doll Study Club of Boston, I have served as a Director, Treasurer, First Vice President, and President. I have also chaired UFDC Convention meal events that our club sponsored and presented the program. I am a UFDC competitive exhibit judge and have also contributed programs to UFDC's "Adventures in Dolls". I am also a member of the Doll Collectors of America.

My husband, Ted Fitzgerald, and I live in Walpole, MA. Ted is a collector of original private eye paperback mysteries and is a member of the Private Eye Writers of America. He has more collectable books than I have dolls, which is saying something!

I am looking forward to visiting each of the clubs in our region and hearing your ideas and suggestions on how we can grow our membership. Please feel free to reach out to me at ufdcrd15@ufdc.org.