Billie Sires:  

Education:  Industrial Education and Technology (IET).  Universities:  East Central, OU, University of Alaska, Anchorage (UAA) Two sons: Matthew Brent, Aaron Ryan Three grandaughters: Preslee, Keira, and Serenity Married 35 years to Troy Sires. Interests through the years: oil painting, sculpting, English riding, some dressage, water skiing, building houses. Career: Spent six years in OKC working for Topographic Engineering Co. Developed river surveys to determine accretion & riparian rights for oil companies (royalties). In 1975, designed and supervised construction of a 4,000sf commercial building. In 1978, pursued my certification as a licensed EMT and, with backing from the Pontotoc County Commissioners, managed an ambulance service in Ada to prove it could be profitable. In 1981 I was in a working partnership with a local architect to do residential design work. In 1983, family moved to Anchorage, Alaska. Spent the next years raising two sons, while camping, fishing and exploring. We built two beautiful houses in Anchorage, doing much of the construction work ourselves. (Really enjoyed that!) For many years I worked as a Senior Marketing Coordinator for A-E (architectural/engineering) firms, writing proposals, preparin...Expand for more