Number: Est. 1980
Birthday: May 4th
Height: 5’7 ½”
Hometown: Columbia, MO
Position: Blocker
What was your first car?
A brown 1985 Nissan Maxima
What do you do for a living?
Retirement Benefits
What are the names of your pets, and what are they?
Harley and Rocky, both Min Pin’s, and a gray tiger-striped cat named Kitty
What do you like to do outside of derby?
Hanging out with friends, being at the lake, and wineries.
Were you a troublemaker as a kid?
I was a holy terror. I knocked a girl down on the playground in 3rd grade on picture day. I still wonder till this day if that girl has a messed up 3rd grade school picture on a fireplace mantle somewhere.
What / who inspires you?
Music and Oprah!
What is the meaning behind your derby name?
Shiva is one of the principal Hindu deities, worshiped as the destroyer and restorer of
world. And Diva speaks for itself!
What advice would you give to anyone looking to make it in the real world?
Always stay truthful, and remember karma’s a B!!!!
What is your favorite inspirational quote?
“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is your favorite sports movie?
Love & Basketball and Remember the Titans
What advice would you give to someone looking to enter the world of derby?
Pay attention to your surroundings or you are gonna eat the floor!
What would surprise people to know about you?
I like to play on the slip and slide at night in a rainstorm.
