About Me

I am a Chicago-native, and as a product of a low-income family I learned quickly that education was going to play a big part in my life. I attended Marshall Metropolitan High School, and went on to graduate from Northwestern College and Governors State University.

My work experience includes 10 years of admissions recruitment in higher education which allowed me to work directly with high school juniors and seniors, assisting with their college enrollment process. In addition, I also worked in non-profit assisting youth with developing skills necessary to gain employment, become a part of the “working world’, and help them overcome employment barriers. For most of my career I have been known as the "Financial Aid Guru" due to my work as a financial aid program director for many years, where I worked closely with high school students and their families; helping them to gain financial stability and understanding of the financial aid process as a whole.

At Carver, I am the girls varsity volleyball coach, I have three children of my own, love to read, and I treat my students as if they were my own--always keeping their best interests in mind!