I received my BA in Sociology from Western Maryland College and my M.Ed from St. Leo University. I lived in Maryland for most of my life and will always consider myself a Marylander, even though I have lived in Florida for almost twenty years and do enjoy the warm weather here. I have over 25 years of educating students, and I consider it to be an honor. I have worked with all grades including teaching beginning reading skills to elementary students, helping hundreds of students 16 and up to earn their High School Diplomas, and assisting adult students to increase their nursing entrance exam scores. My younger students love to find out that I wear an orthotic like Winter the Dolphin did. I can only hope to be as inspiring. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my adult son who has Aspergers. We love flea markets, auctions, and comic/horror conventions.