I made the decision when I was in second grade that I wanted to be a teacher, perhaps it was at that point I realized that my previous dream of being a ballerina wasn't going to work out due to a complete lack of coordination. At the tender age of seven, I knew that teachers could dance, sing and entertain so it seemed to be the next logical profession.
Education
I grew up in a very small, very rural town called Edwards. At one point in history it had a one room school house where my grandmother was taught. However, that one room school house was converted into 'Ye Old School House Bar and Grill which meant that I went to school in the next nearest town, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. I attended Viking Elementary School and Pelican Rapids Secondary for junior high and high school.
To complete my undergrad Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education, I transferred to Minnesota State University Moorhead. In the fall of 2004, I attended Towson University in Maryland as part of the National Student Exchange Program. In May 2005 I once again adorned a cap and gown as an MSUM dragon.
I was accepted into the Masters program at the Johns Hopkins School of Education in the fall of 2010 and was awarded a Master in Science in Education Supervision and Administration in December 2012.
