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Ami Cusack was born and raised in Golden, Colorado, to Richard, a top gun pilot and explosives engineer, and Virginia, a former substitute English teacher and homemaker. After graduating Golden High School, she attended Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver. In 1992, while attending RMCAD, Cusack became one of the original six employees of a Golden-based nutritional company called Experiment and Applied Sciences. She started out by answering phones and by 1996 she became the company's charitable director. In 1998, (with over 350 employees), the company was sold and Cusack decided to travel for the next four years. Her travels led her to Australia, Thailand, Tahiti, Iceland, Japan and Africa.

Upon returning to the U.S., she took a job at a coffee shop, which she now considers "the greatest job in the world." She looks forward to being a mom and taking care of her family. She also is a nanny for a six-year-old. She is still very active in charities and has been named an Ambassador for the Colorado Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

In 1996, she lost her 18-year-old younger brother, Kyle, to a drunk driver. Her mother now conducts motivational speaking to high school students about the consequences of drinking and driving.

Cusack is currently single. Her birth date is January 25, 1973.

Colors  Blue, sky, ocean, blueberry
Scents My horse, gardenias, campfire, mountain air
Flowers Gardenia, lily, orange rose
Board Games Trump, rummy, Pictionary
Video/Computer Games No favorite
Sports to Play Polo, tennis, basketball
Sports Teams Denver Broncos
Outdoor Activities No favorite
TV Shows Saturday Night Live, America's Next Top Model, Travel Channel
Movies Braveheart, Amélie, The Man Who Would be King
Actors Johnny Depp, Hugh Jackman, Sean Connery
Actresses Audrey Tatou, Milla Jovovich, Cameron Diaz
Music Erykah Badu, Vusi Mahlasela
Magazines National Geographic, Us, travel magazines
Books/Authors Rudyard Kipling
Cereal Muesli, Life
Fruit Pomegranate, lychee, passion fruit
Chips/Snacks Raw nuts, cherry tomatoes, chocolate
Cookies The avalanche (chocolate chips, coconut, oatmeal)
Candy Bars Raw bar
Alcoholic Drinks Kava, cold sake
Non-Alcoholic Drinks Eldorado Springs bottled water