In my P-12 experience, I taught kindergarten and grade three
students, as well as 21 years as a Reading Resource Teacher
for the Oshkosh Area School District. I provided inservice for
the district as well as other districts in the Fox Valley. I
provided presentations at our local reading council, Wisconsin
State Reading Association Conferences and the International
Reading Association Conference in San Francisco. I also served
as facilitator for six years for the OASD's Partnernship for
School Improvement, a community-based clearinghouse.
I have earned 57 credits beyond my master's degree, mainly
in the area of reading education. I am presently serving on
the NCATE Board of Examiners. I recently completed a five-year
term on the Wisconsin Retirement System's Teachers' Retirement
Board. I am currently working for UW-O as a site coordinator
for a federal grant for Native American Teacher Candidates.
I am Chairperson of the OASD SOAR Board, a regranting board
that provides funding for artists' residencies. I also serve
as membership chairman of the Oshkosh Education Association.
Lastly, I work as an independent contractor for CESA #6 as a
mentor to four schools in Wisconsin, assisting them with their
EOCA (Early and Ongoing Collaboration and Assisstance) grants
through the Special Education Department of Public Instruction.
