Tina Campbell was born in Japan, and left at the age of 6 weeks to move to Key West, Florida because her father was in the Navy. She moved to California in 1975 after her father retired.Tina has been an avid rockhound for most of her life. She began Lapidary work about 4 years ago, and is continuing to improve her skills. She belongs to the Roseville Rock Rollers a gem and mineral society along with Fossils for Fun a fossil hunting group both in Northern California near Sacramento, CA. Tina enjoys rockhounding with her two Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Grace and Sassy.She is a Paleontological monitor for several consulting firms.Tina currently lives in Citrus Heights, CA not too far from the Mother Lode region of California.