I have over 20 years of experience working in schools, with practicing teachers and future teachers.

I believe all children and adolescents can learn.

I know the most important thing for the growth and learning of children and adolescents is their teacher.

I know and understand schools, teaching, learning, child and adolescent development.

• All children and adolescents to have the resources and supports to become the people they want to become

• Every school building having a full time social worker or school counselor

• All school buildings having full time professional librarians

• More will be added to this list as I talk with more community members, children, adolescents, and teachers.

I am a former elementary school teacher.

I am a current teacher educator.

I come from a family of educators.

I grew up in rural Vermont and moved to Michigan seven years ago.

I am an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Michigan-Flint.

I love fractions and all things elementary school mathematics.

I enjoy spending time outside in my gardens and walking in my neighborhood.

I'm a fan of board games.

I also quilt, scrapbook, and read.