About Me

5th ELA Class of 2023 presenting their graffiti wall!

B. A. from Hope College
M. Ed. from National-Louis University (2000)
30 years in D205 (Conrad Fischer 4th grade for 10 years, REACH for 20 years at Emerson, Edison and now Jefferson)
Endorsements: Elementary, Gifted Ed, Middle School, ELA, Social Studies

Me and my baby downtown for a show!

Alex (23) got a job in Itasca then moved into an apartment in Palatine with his best friend and is loving the bachelor life!

Marissa (21) is working towards her real estate license while running her own pet sitting business & working as a dog groomer.

Jack (18) can be found working at Studio Movie Grill, cruising around in his car with friends or playing League of Legends online.

what i did this summer...

Our mini-Schnauzer, Eli (5), in his favorite spot on the back porch where he hangs with me while I read and drink my coffee!

Ms. Leresche, Mrs. Schleuter, and I head to Chinatown to celebrate summer!

Girls' trip to St. Maarten with plenty of sun, great books, time on the sand and in the ocean and wonderful food!

We celebrated my parents 55th wedding anniversary as well as their 80th and 85th birthdays on Mackinac Island!

Went to see the Of the Earth sculpture exhibit at the Morton Arboretum with my mom.

The Warhol exhibit at COD was really interesting and fun!

I will be nice to Packer fans .(Promise good at work only...)

LOVE to garden - or even better, just to look at it from my back porch!

I hate it and I love it - they make me WORK!

Have watched the entire series several times - my favorites are the Potter/Winchester years!

One of our family's favorite movies (and music)!

I support DuPage PADS to end homelessness locally.