“Police officer was not my passion at ten years old and I changed my mind many times when I was growing up. Law enforcement started when I worked as a dispatcher for three years There was something new every day, often with a rush of adrenaline. I sat in the dispatch room with no windows fixing things and helping people, and I loved it. I never knew when I answered that phone if all hell would break loose or if I would be able to help someone. I like making things better and realized I wanted to become a police officer. I was hired in Mobile and worked there for seven years. I moved into narcotics and vice and then into the investigative side. I was also on the violent crimes task force that worked with the FBI.  I had a 19-month-old at home and tried to get hired at Fairhope for four years before it finally happened.