I graduated Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree.   My post-graduate work was completed at Dominican University. I received a Master’s of Art in Educational Administration. I currently hold certification for teaching Kindergarten through ninth grade and a supervisory Type 75. I have taught in the Archdioceses of Chicago for 21 years. 

I have taught pre-school, second grade, fourth/fifth grade and middle school/junior high. Middle school/junior high academic subjects that I have taught span religion, geography, American history, art, keyboarding, speech, literature/reading, spelling/vocabulary and math.

I received the Heart of the School award from the Archdiocese of Chicago. I have been an athletic director and have coached volleyball for seventh grades. As athletic director, I was recording secretary of Council II-3A and helped in the documentation of rules and guidelines for the extra-curricular athletic programs.

I have been a student council coordinator for eighth grade. I currently teach seventh and eighth grade math at Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity, and love it!!!