I am originally from Osage, Iowa and graduated from the Osage Commuity Schools in 1976. My father, Earl, still resides in the Osage community.
I graduated from the University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (formerly Sioux Falls College) with a B.S. degree in Biology Education in 1980.
My first teaching job was at the Crow Creek Reservation High School in Stephan, South Dakota for the 1980-1981 school years.
For the school years 1981-1986 I taught all high school science science courses at the Keya Paha High School in Springview, Nebraska. During that time I began work on my master's degree in Science Education at the University of Nebraska, Kearney, Nebraska (formerly Kearney State College).
In 1986 I returned to Iowa to teach at the Titonka Community School District. It was at the end of that school year that I obtained my Master's degree from Kearney State College. During my years at Titonka I taught high school general science, biology, chemistry, and advanced biology. When Titonka transitioned to a district with a middle school attendance center I taught all grades of middle school science. I still reside in the community of Titonka.
I began teaching at the North Iowa Community Schools in 2006 at the middle school. I was excited to teach the high school courses during2007-2008, and am looking forward to teaching at the high school level again this year.
Also since 2006 I began teaching as an adjunct professor at the Algona site of Iowa Lakes Community College in the evenings. For the past summer I taught Microbiology as well as College Chemistry I. This fall I will be teaching a course called "Introduction to Bioscience Technology" and a lab instructor for "Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology".
I began teaching at the North Iowa Community Schools in 2006 at the middle school. I was excited to teach the high school courses during2007-2008, and am looking forward to teaching at the high school level again this year.
Also since 2006 I began teaching as an adjunct professor at the Algona site of Iowa Lakes Community College in the evenings. For the past summer I taught Microbiology as well as College Chemistry I. This fall I will be teaching a course called "Introduction to Bioscience Technology" and a lab instructor for "Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology".