Masters in Curriculum & Instruction from Friends University in Wichita, KS
Bachelors in English from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas
Hitchcock School District K-12 in South Dakota
Kansas teaching certification: 5-12 English
Praxis certified in Speech & Drama
graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature, a creative writing course
South Central Kansas Writing Project: 2008-10, an affiliate of the National Writing Project