Bernadette has an associate degree in general studies. Her work background before moving to Colorado was in accounting and payroll and as Administrative Assistant at Leila Day Nursery which was founded in 1878 and is the oldest continuing nursery school in the United States.

She loves working at the library because she loves interacting with all the people at the library which is “the heart of Mancos”.

In the summer of 1996, she worked at Yellowstone National Park at Lake Lodge and loved hiking, animal watching and meeting so many diverse people. Her “claim to fame” is her hike descriptions written for the Colorado Mountain Club and published in Best Durango Hikes and Best Telluride Hikes.