NAME: Brenda L. Stephenson

AGE: 62

OCCUPATION: Accountant

CHILDREN’S NAMES: Alice, Ashlyn and Stephanie  (girls at work)

CHURCH AFFILIATION: Western Branch Baptist

PETS I’D LIKE TO OWN: I already have it — Scooter, a Maine Coon Cat

PEOPLE SAY I LOOK LIKE: My sister

FAVORITE MOVIE OF All TIME: “The Great Outdoors”

TV SHOW I NEVER MISS: “The Biggest Loser”

THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS IS: Live by the Golden Rule — do unto others as you would have them do unto you

I WISH I KNEW HOW TO: Sing and play the guitar

SONG I’D LOVE TO SING KARAOKE TO: “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett

IF I HAD TO EAT THREE FOODS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, THEY’D BE: Chicken, string beans and lemon pie.

THREE WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBE ME: Loyal, dependable and caring

ONE SUPERPOWER I WISH I HAD: To bring peace to the world

BOOK CURRENTLY ON MY NIGHTSTAND: “Can America Survive?”  by John Hagee

MY PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT:  My beach home at Nags Head

MY MOST HUMBLING MOMENT: Watching my mother die from pancreatic cancer

MY MOST RECENT TRIP: To Amish country at Lancaster, Pa.

MY LIFE WON’T BE COMPLETE UNTIL I: Keep my promise to Mr. West (my boss who recently died) and teach his granddaughter, Ashlyn, accounting

MY FRIENDS THINK I’M: Dependable and true

I REALLY LOSE MY COOL WHEN: People try to be a bookkeeper when they’re not

FAVORITE COLLEGE SPORTS TEAM: Virginia Tech football.

FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM:  Lord help, Washington Redskins

THE BEST LIFE LESSON I’VE LEARNED AND WHO TAUGHT ME: To have a friend, you must be one. My mother taught me

BEST DECISION I’VE MADE IN LIFE: Working for Russell West and the West family at Ivor Furniture Co.

LOCAL CHARITABLE OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD SUPPORT: Isle of Wight Humane Society

WHAT GIVES ME THE BLUES: When friends call with the news that they have cancer

MY BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY:  Saturday mornings with dad.