After I graduated from Southern Illinois University, I began my teaching career in Illinois. I received my Master's Degree in administration and leadership after teaching for seven years. Then, my life took an unexpected but wonderful turn when I gave birth to my triplets. I began my "second act" in education after my children were grown. This is my seventeenth year in education. I love spending time with my husband and our two boxer dogs, and I absolutely love being a dyslexia therapist and a Dooley Dragon!