I was born at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware and I moved to Illinois when I was 5 years old. I went to college at Southwestern Illinois College, SIU-Carbondale and received my education degree from University of Phoenix. I have subbed for the last seven years in the surrounding communities, but a majority of my time was spent in the Sparta school district. I currently live in Sparta with my husband, our two year old son and our puppy, Bandit.