*Student Support / Special Education teacher in the Linn Mar School district
*Mother of three teenagers
*Married 20 + years to a husband who has always traveled for his job-and has been overseas 4 times
*I have not been overseas 4 times
*Sibling to 4 brothers and no sisters
*From a small town in northern Iowa
*Leadership qualities in all areas of my life
*Coordinator of schedules of para educators, students, and family members
*Schedule specialist - schedule students days, para-educator days, family life
*Co - teacher
*A quote from my father - "you have attended school as a student for 35 years of your life."