I am in my 11th year of teaching at SMCC. I have my certification in english and speech from Eastern michigan university. My husband and i will celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary this year and we have three children. My oldest daughter is a graduate of the university of toledo and has a Master's degree from ball state university in applied behavior analysis with an emphasis in autism. my middle daughter is a graduate of St. Mary’s College in notre dame, Indiana, and THE ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, SHE IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL MARKETER FOR XENITH IN DETROIT. Finally, my son, andrew, is a SENIOR here at smcc where he plays basketball and baseball!!