I was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio.
I am a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware,
Ohio with a BA in Elementary Education.
I taught older elementary school students for a number of
years and have completed graduate courses at Duke and USC in
Education and Media Arts, respectively.
I started work with SCETV in January of 1990 as Office Manager for
the SERC Russian language course taught to high school students
throughout the US in collaboration with the State Department of
Education and ITV. With
the closing of the Russian language course years later, I became
the facilitator for the AP US History distance learning course.
For the past three years I have worked with the State
Department of Education – ITV in developing curriculum materials
for teacher recertification courses.
This summer, my husband and I celebrated our 42nd
wedding anniversary. He
is on the faculty at USC and we are avid Gamecock fans!
We have three grown sons - two are doctors and the youngest
is a civil engineer. Our
three grandchildren are very special and keep us busy!
I am an avid bird watcher and a busy gardener!