• I started my education in Chicago, Illinois at Nansen Elementary. My favorite elementary grades were kindergarten and fourth grade. I also loved Middle School and High School.
• My family moved to Detroit, Michigan when I was a junior in high school. I graduated from E.W. Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan.
• I went to Central Michigan University for 3 years working on my special education degree.
• I finished my final year at Black Hills State University in 1990 with a bachelors degree in Elementary and Special Education.
• I received my Master's Degree from Black Hills State University in 2000 in Curriculum and Instruction with a Reading Specialist endorsement.
• I continue to take graduate classes in the field of education.