Born: She is the oldest in a set of identical twins born in March 1971 in Norton. Wentz-Hall’s family moved to Tonganoxie in 1973.

Family: Wentz-Hall said her greatest privilege in life is being mom to her two sons, Keith, a 25-year-old physical therapy assistant, and Connor, a 17-year-old college-bound senior. Her husband, Mark Hall, is an elementary educator and an “earthbound angel.” Her mother, Joyce, also lives in the area.

“I am eternally grateful for her presence,” Wentz-Hall said.

Occupation: Licensed social worker and victim advocate. She’s been employed almost 20 years with the Alliance Against Family Violence, the local social service provider for survivors of domestic violence/sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. The AAFV operates a 24-hour crisis line (913-682-9131), two emergency shelters, a transitional house, a sexual assault exam center, and a child advocacy center where child forensic interviews are conducted. Outreach services include criminal and civil court advocacy (for instance, assistance filing protection-from-abuse and protection-from-stalking orders and navigating the criminal justice system), and police response advocacy (advocates are dispatched by law enforcement to provide on-scene crisis intervention services immediately after a domestic/sexual assault incident).

Wentz-Hall said the AAFV, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, accepts donations directly from individual donors.

“The benefit of donating directly to the AAFV is that we can provide you with a tax-deductible donation receipt,” Wentz-Hall said. “If anyone would like to donate to the AAFV, please call the crisis line at 913-682-9131.”

She said the agency is grateful to the community for its generous support, especially the Tonganoxie Police Department, TLC group, Tonganoxie Congregational, Tonganoxie Christian and Sacred Heart Catholic churches.

Dream job as a child: Her dream job actually was to be a social worker.

Interesting facts: Wentz-Hall has sensorineural hearing loss in her right ear. Her twin sister’s daughter, at age 5, was one of the youngest recipients of a cochlear implant in 1994.

Digging deeper: A 1989 Tonganoxie High School graduate, Wentz-Hall earned an associate’s degree from Kansas City Kansas Community College and then a bachelor’s degree from Kansas University and a master’s degree from Washburn University. Both were in social work.

Wentz-Hall takes her dogs on jogs in her free time and always has enjoyed watching her sons play baseball through the years.

She also has a guilty pleasure: watching a little reality television.

“I’ll watch the real housewives of anything,” Wentz-Hall said with a laugh.