Vicki was born in Defiance, Ohio. The family
moved to Oak Cliff,TX, a suburb of Dallas, in 1963. The family moved to
Curtisville,PA in 1973. Vicki was 16 years old in 1976. In 1977, Vicki
had a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. She went to work in Bessemer Store, a company-owned,
coal miner grocery store. The coal mine was the Russelton mine in Russelton,
Pa. The mine was inactive, but the store was still there and customers were
able to charge the purchases and pay monthly. She worked there for two
years. She moved up the ladder to be a produce manager at a different
store. By age 20, Vicki was employed as a cosmetologist.. At age 25, Vicki
attended Robert Morris University and earned a Bachelor degree
in Management Information and a minor in Business Mathematics. (She paid
for her college tuition by age 30, with help from her parents and
husband, Dan.) Vicki installed the computer system for the Parts Division
of Westinghouse in Pittsburgh, PA. The system was used in Barbados, Round Rock,
Texas, and Pittsburgh.