- Earned highest rating of "Accomplished Teacher" from 2013-present by the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES)
- Participant of the University of Toledo's NURTURES Program to promote Science Education, 2013-2016
- Earned TRACS C3 designation for excellence in teaching
- Taught in Toledo Public Schools for 17 years, 10 years in Kindergarten
- Earned a Masters Degree in Curriculum and Instruction in May 2002 from University of Toledo
- Earned a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, K-8 , cum laude; May 1999 from University of Toledo