~I was born in Philadelphia PA, but I have lived in Ohio most of my life.

        ~Graduated from Graham in 1985.

        ~Earned my Bachelor of Arts degree (in visual art) at Judson College near

              Chicago in 1989.

        ~Masters of Education in Art from University of Dayton in 2006

        ~I have taught art at Graham, Kaleidoscope School of Art in Barrington, Ill.,

              Bethel,  and now Miami East!

        ~I have been to over half of our 50 states, Canada, Germany, France,

              Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Italy, Japan, and China.

        ~I am married to Tom Everett (1984 Miami East graduate) and

              have 3 kids: Sam, Adam, and Dottie... and a new daugher-in-law, Emily.

        ~I live on a farm just down the road from school.

        ~I own Ed Asner’s shoes that he wore on the Lou Grant Show (Ed’s the guy 

              who was Santa in the movie Elf).