I am a proud mother of four, with three daughters and one son. My oldest, Erin, is in college. My second, Nick, is nine, my daughter Aliyeh is eight, and my youngest, Emi, is four. I've been in Education for 23 years -- I've been doing this since before my oldest was born! I graduated from Hope College in 1986 and started my career in teaching, and worked my way to principalship both in middle school and in elementary. I was a curriculum director for two years, and currently working as the instructional consultant/site coordinator at Clinton County RESA.