Education/Background
I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. I attended grade school at Guardian Angels Elementary School and graduated High School from St. Ursula Academy in 1984. I attended and graduated from the University of Cincinnati obtaining a B.S. in Special Education in 1989. I received my Master’s in Education with a specialty in Learning and Behavior Disorders from Northern Kentucky University. Obtaining my Rank 1 Certification from Xavier University in School Counseling.
I taught at Covington Independent Schools for 32 years. I taught students with special needs and then became a school counselor. After retiring from public school, I came here to St. Paul and have enjoyed my fourth year and look forward to the years to come.
I live in Independence with my husband, Doug. We have 4 children ranging in age from 15-30. They too grew up in Catholic Schools. They all graduated from Holy Cross High School, where my youngest now attends. Our family enjoys the Arts as well as hiking and visiting new places. Now, we spend a lot of our out of school time traveling attending Olympic Weightlifting Competitions with my son.
