I have been a member of this community for 35 years and am a third generation Northvillian. We have raised two children in Northville Public Schools, and currently have a granddaughter at Amerman. We feel that being back at Amerman is like returning to our roots. As a Bobcat family we are delighted to be active in the PTA and other school initiatives. It is what Northville families do, we all pitch in.

Why people should vote for me: “I bring the experience and values to make the right choices for our schools”

Professionally, I am a career educator and clinician working to promote health of children and families. My recent clinical work has been in school-based health centers serving elementary and middle school children in Detroit. For the last 20 years, my educational leadership at Wayne State University has been focused on preparing a culturally diverse public health workforce able to reduce health inequities locally and internationally. My educational lens is to create school environments where children are safe, healthy, valued and engaged. This allows all children to be academically successful.   

As a board member, I know that we are at the cusp of a new era in public education. We must apply what we learned over the last two years- from teachers, students, and parents- to reimagine our schools. We opened new doors that could ultimately guide us toward a more personalized approach to teaching and learning, to design units that flexibly adapt to different learning styles and accelerate creativity and innovative thinking. My health and educational leadership experiences inform my expertise on program development, fiscal management, and support of students and faculty.