Where I've Been

• Born and raised in Michigan. 

• Graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Accounting (because there were no jobs in education back in the late 70s) and began a career with Unisys (formerly Burroughs).  I worked there for 16 years in various staff and managerial positions.

• Turned 40, decided to quit my job, go back to school to get a teaching certificate and pursue my lifelong dream of being a teacher.

• Received my teaching certificate from Eastern Michigan University in December 1997.

• Started teaching business and computer classes at Ladywood High School in Livonia, Michigan in the fall of 1998.

My Life as an Educator

• I love being a teacher because I am always learning.  It never gets boring because there are always ways to improve your classes and teaching style. 
  

• I have been teaching for 7 years and am so grateful to have a job that I truly enjoy.

• These are the classes I teach:

• Keyboarding
• Microsoft Office I
• Web Design
• C++ Programming - This one will be new for me in the fall . . . my summer challenge :-)
• Career Explorations (study skills class for incoming freshmen)
• Career Planning
• Introduction to Business
• Economics

When I'm Not Working....

• I spend most of my free time doing the "mom thing".  I have two children.  Brian just finished his first year at Michigan State University where he is majoring in Human Biology (pre-med).  My daughter, Corina, is a freshman at Ladywood High School where I teach.  My husband, Jim, is a systems analyst at EDS in Detroit.

• I am active in my parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Plymouth, MI.  These are the ministries in which I am currently involved:

• Religious Formation (18 years most of it spent teaching 5th grade)
• Children's Liturgy of the Word 
  
• LifeTeen (I help with parent support work.)
• The Edge (junior high LifeTeen)

• I like to garden and read good books in the summer.

• Unfortunately, I spend most of my summer catching up on all the "summer jobs" (household chores) that don't get done during the school year.
  

Web Sites I Like

• Smart Source.com as an avid coupon-clipper this is one of my favorite sites.
  
• Catholic Cards or DaySpring e-cards I like to send these to my son when he is away at school and try to imagine the groans when he gets another one :-).