Ronda was born and raised in the “Apple Capital of the World”, Wenatchee, Washington. Growing up on a small apple and cherry orchard, team work and work ethic was learned at a young age. She attended Wenatchee Valley College studying business and then finished at Atarashii Design School in Seattle earning her certificate of Aesthetics. in 1990 Ronda moved back to Wenatchee where she owned and operated Ronda C. & Co. Day Spa/Salon for 6 years. Although she loved the entrepreneurial world and her wonderful clients, she was ready to explore life outside of the cold winters. She packed her bags and headed south! She landed in Arizona in 1997. Loving customer service, Ronda worked with Marriott for 10 years. After leaving Marriott, Ronda focused on office management and HR working in health insurance, landscape architecture and a tax accounting office. Ronda joined Knife & Fork Media Group in 2013. She provides daily support and administrative services specializing in media tracking, event calendaring, customer service, event planning and project research.

When not working, Ronda enjoys “playing in the dirt” (planting flowers), being a soccer mom to daughter Rachel (almost 10), family time up North and AZ Sports.