Professional Work

• Has conducted professional development seminars on innovation, inclusion, and
diversity for beginning and tenured teachers for Grandville Public Schools
• Taught 7th grade Math at Grandville Middle School (5 years)
• Grandville Middle School GMS Improvement Team (5 years)
• District Champion of Diversity Coordinator for Kent Intermediate School District (2006-
2010)
• Chairperson of the Grandville Public Schools District Diversity Committee (2006-2010)
• Taught 5th grade at Cummings Elementary in Grandville Public Schools (4 years)
• Taught Business and Computer Skills at Grand Rapids Job Corps Center (1 year)
• Taught K-12, adult, and alternative education at Grand Rapids Public Schools (3 years)

Education

• Earned a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University
with a 4.0 GPA
• Earned two Bachelors degrees from Grand Valley State University (Mathematics,
Computer Science)
• Made the Dean’s List 3 times at GVSU with GPA’s of 4.0, 3.8, and 3.7