A graduate of Nova Southeastern University, Cleveland State University, and Kent State University, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and Communication Studies, MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, a Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Distance Education. As a former Library Media Specialist (K-12), PreK-3 teacher, and Science Teacher (K-8), her primary interests and specialty areas are within technology-based education. She has served as a consultant and grants manager for district and state educational programs and has facilitated hundreds of high quality professional development courses, Instructional Technology courses, presenter at national and regional level conferences in areas such as qualitative and quantitative assessment, program evaluation and research, and curriculum development.