Married for 26 years to Todd, a captain in the Grand Rapids Fire Department

Mother of three children -  Alison - 21 (married to Dominic), Grant - 19, and Jordan - 17

B.S. Degree in Secondary Mathematics Education from Michigan State University

Graduate courses taken through Western Michigan University and Calvin College

Six years of previous middle school experience as a part-time teacher, parapro, and substitute teacher

Fifth year at Dutton Christian School