I am a native of Chicago, Illinois.  I have resided in North Carolina for 18 years.  I attended college at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in Carbondale, IL, Spertus Institue in Chicago, IL and East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.   My career spans the justice system, mental health counseling, human services administration and higher education.

I have worked with teens and adults in a variety of capacities and I have been teaching for 17 years.