I am a Geneva teacher. I am a Geneva taxpayer.

I am retiring from teaching after this academic year, removing any professional monetary influence from my interest in the ongoing negotiations between the Geneva Education Association and the board of education.

At the end of this school year, I will have completed 28½ years of teaching, 17 of those years serving as a Geneva music teacher, having the opportunity to work with thousands of Geneva students and their families. I hold a Master of Arts in Teaching. I was named the Geneva Elementary Educator of the Year in 2002 and nominated as a Distinguished Kane County Educator that same year. I am a National Board Certified Teacher.