Ms. Wood has had numerous articles in various newspapers featuring her hard work, tenacity, and her devotion to quality customer service as her main priority. Her success is a result of this putting the customer first, because when the customer is number one, they know it and come back again and again to help the business to grow. Quality is her motto, and service is her creed. Standing behind her merchandise gives the customers assurance that their needs will be met."I feel like when you're doing a business, you can't look out for your own benefits. you have to see that in a small business, I have to look out for my customer's benefits first. When the customer has the benefits, then they will return to visit me again. But now lots of my customers have become my friends. They're not just my customers anymore."

     Attending Anchorage University in Alaska, and Riverside Community College in California, she also had an apprenticeship as a tailor with her brother-in-law's father to learn the many secrets of the trade. "He was a very good tailer in Hong Kong before, and he taught me a lot", she says about her training with him. Her designs are sought after by many who want a special one-of-a-kind dress that is created to bring out the best in the person that it is created for. Whether it's designing dresses or making sure that a garment is altered to perfectly fit, Ms. Wood can do it all.

     Ms. Wood was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, and grew up in Vietnam and Laos. She worked hard to save money to come to the United States, where she first settled in San Francisco with her sister, who came over with her. After about a year of working in San Francisco at an import company, and teaching school at night, she moved to Alaska where she opened her first tailor shop in 1975.

     A long-time resident of Montgomery, she likes to give back to the community that she lives in, and is an active member of the Chamber of commerce and many other organizations. She has participated in the "Leadership Montgomery" program, and was selected on the basis of demonstrated leadership ability, interest in community affairs, impact on the community, and representation of the population of Montgomery. Of major benefit to the participants and the community is the establishment of relationships and networking among individuals who have and will significantly shape the future of Montgomery. A vibrant and active leader, her unbounding energy inspires those around her to be the best that they can be.

     Ms. Wood lives with her husband, William H. Wood, a retired Air Force Officer, in Wetumpka, Alabama. They have three children and three stepchildren. These days, her hobbies include painting, sculpture, piano and travel. She speaks 8 languages, which servers her well in her travels.

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