From a young age I have had a passion for animals of all shapes and sizes. As a young adult I bred and showed German Shepherds until the children came along and dominated my time with things like BMX and other sports. I am now a mother of 4 children and grandmother of 8.

I purchased my first Birman in 2003 and started breeding under my prefix “Belzicatz”. I live in New Plymouth with my husband Geoff and my lovely fur babies.

Since I started breeding I have also been very involved in the "Cat World" and have been the Treasurer of Taranaki Cat Club and also The Sacred Temple Cat Club for many years now, and have also been show secretary/manager for many shows. I have also served for a period of time on the NZ Cat Fancy Executive Council.

This led me to start my judging career in 2010 and I am now a Senior All Breeds Judge for NZ Cat Fancy. I have judged for many clubs in New Zealand and also in Australia.