I have lived in the Vermillion School District since 2011.  Before this position, I was a substitute teacher within the Vermillion school district for all the schools.  Prior to that, I was the Business Manager for Curry Seed in Elk Point.  Other positions that assist me in this role are Grant Writer/Grant Administrator and Adjunct Professor of Accounting at WITCC and Morningside University.  I also have been a volunteer Treasurer with a variety of charitable organizations including the VCA here in Vermillion.  I have a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Morningside and an associate degree from WITCC.  I passed the South Dakota Certified Public Accountancy exam before I graduated college.

I was the first in my family to earn a bachelor’s degree.  If not for organizations like this foundation, I would not have had the educational opportunities that I did.  I am passionate about providing opportunities for ALL students.  I have 2 children and 4 grandchildren, a Saint Bernard, a mini horse and a goat.