BIO:
I have been teaching writing and computer applications courses for the University of Maryland University College (UMUC)  in Central Germany and for UMUC's Mannheim Campus in Mannheim, Germany since March 1997. I received my formal education from  Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska where I earned a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in Business Administration, and then a master's degree in English Education.

Before working toward my master's degree, I worked for a year as the news editor for the Chadron Record, a bi-weekly newspaper in Northwestern Nebraska. This position proved to me that I needed to further my education. I attained a position as the secretary of the Language & Literature Department at Chadron State College and proceeded toward completing my master's degree.

Upon completion of my graduate degree, I had the opportunity to teach freshman composition at Chadron State College. Moving away from "home" was inevitable; in February 1997, I accepted a full-time faculty position with UMUC in Europe. I have been teaching at various military installations throughout Central Germany and at UMUC's Mannheim Campus in Mannheim, Germany since March 1997 . . . and I love every minute of it! (Well, okay, except for the constant grading.)