Education: A.M.I.* 6-12 Certificate from the Ohio Montessori Teacher Training Institute at Cleveland, Ohio, 1988; A.M.I.* 3-6+ Certificate from the Montessori Training Center of St. Louis, Missouri, 1974; American Montessori Society Teacher Certificate from the Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center in Chicago, Illinois, 1971; Master of Science in Elementary Education from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1979; Bachelor of Arts in History with Minors in English and Education from Barat College at Lake Forest, Illinois; Illinois Elementary and Secondary Teaching Certificates.

Experience: Lower Elementary Directress at Metro East Montessori School since 1984; Founding Directress of The Children's House-St. Clair, June 1980; Taught at the St. Clair campus, 1980-84; Montessori Directress at the Metro East Montessori School 1973-1980; Founding/Head Directress of the school since 1973; Montessori Teacher’s Aide, 1971-72; Founder of the Children’s House/Montessori School, 1971; Teacher of children with physical disabilities at the Easter Seal Society in Granite City, Illinois; two years as Kindergarten Teacher in the Granite City School District; three years as Junior High School Teacher in self-contained classrooms in private schools in Evanston, Illinois and Fayetteville, North Carolina.