BIOGRAPHY
- State licensed as a childcare provider
- Experienced and certified teacher
(Illinois teaching certificate, Type 04, infants through third grade) - Taught in the classroom at the preschool, kindergarten and first grade levels
- Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education through the University of Wisconsin in Madison
- Graduate work in special education through the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
- Grateful mother of two fine young people, a daughter who is a teacher for District 54, and a son who is scheduled to earn his PhD in chemistry in the summer of 2014
- Lead a local family childcare association
- Am an active member of the national association (NAFCC)
- Member of the citizens advisory board for the Early Childhood Department at Harper College where I have occasionally taught classes
- On the board of Big Barn Preschool in Schaumburg, IL
- Spend many hours each year in continuing education
- Present workshops at area conferences and association meetings