• BA from University of St. Francis,  Elementary Education, 1999
  • MA from Olivet Nazarene University, Curriculum and Instruction, 2005
  • National Board Certification, 2009
  • Preivous experience in grades 5-8, Herscher CUSD 2, 2001-2012
  • Previous experience in grades 7-8, Troy 30c, 2013-2017
  • Mother of two teenage children: Dylan (college freshman) and Tara (high school junior)