She could easily rest on her laurels and congratulate herself on the accomplishments she has already racked up, including a seven - year stint as a search and rescue airframe technician in the Canadian Armed Forces; a journeyman carpenter working in commercial concrete and steel; a successful sales rep for the past six years with Re / Max of Nanaimo; and one of
her crowning achievements to date: multiple national champion powerlifter in her class and ranked among the top five in the world.