Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Wright State University with additional courses in Early Childhood Education

Twenty years teaching experience: second grade, fourth grade, and 14 years experience in Early Childhood United Methodist Nursery School

Twenty-five years of teaching Sunday School in the United Methodist Church

Member of Education Commission in the United Methodist Church for about 20 years, serving as Chairperson for approximately six years on separate occasions

Served on Administrative Board or Church Council for 20 years
 

"I feel that teaching is an extension of my religious beliefs in that I desire to help children feel confident and competent in all areas of growth. As a Christian, I try to convey my witness through the way I interact with children, helping them to know that they are also children of God, special in their own right and loved."