My educational background includes a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Vocational Endorsement from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana.  After 34 years of  teaching secondary business education in Central Indiana, my husband and I retired to St. Petersburg.   In addition to my secondary teaching, I taught adult education classes at a local high school and at a corporate training facility in the Indianapolis area.   I served as business department chairperson at Plainfield High School, Indiana.

My hobbies include golfing and watching sports, especially the Indianapolis Colts and IRL automobile racing.  My husband and I are very active members of Central Christian Church in St. Petersburg where we help teach the 2-year-old children's Sunday School class.