May 2004 Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy, with a Bachelor’s Degree in English, and Secondary (7-12) Teaching Certification in English and Psychology.

Student teaching completed at Hazel Park Junior High.

Substitute taught for Roseville Community Schools from September, 2003, until December, 2004.

Worked as a cabin leader (“counselor”) at Camp Lael in Lapeer, Michigan, each summer from 2001 to 2003.