My father was in the U.S. military and my mother is a citizen of France. I spent my childhood as the proverbial "army brat". This means that I moved A LOT! I was born in France and lived there for the first two years of my life. Then I was moved all around the U.S. until I was 8 or 9. We moved to Germany and stayed there until I graduated from Baumholder American High School. The high school was very liberal arts oriented so it only required one science class to graduate. As a child growing up I always had a fascination with science and especially science "toys". I always wanted Chemistry sets or biology equipment for birthday and X-mas presents.

     I didn’t go to college immediately after high school. After deciding to attend college,  I began as marketing major. A teacher noticed that I didn’t have much enthusiasm for my chosen field of study and recommended that I take a "DISCOVER" test. This was an 8-hour test to determine what kinds of employment my interests and lifestyle could be compatible with. The top twenty fields were all related to science. I wasn’t very shocked at that. What did shock me was that I had an aptitude for learning science. It was my highest score on the aptitude test that I took after the DISCOVER test. I took a Physics class to see if I would like it, and that’s when I fell in "love" with science. I’ve been hooked ever since. Because of my sparse background in science, I had to learn everything from the beginning including math. It was very difficult, but I never gave up.

     I graduated with a Master’s of Science degree in Physics and Astronomy from Wayne State University. Currently, I am working on a second Master’s of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I would have completed it several  years ago, but I decided to take a break to give birth to my very wonderful three year old daughter Nicolette.  It’s important to me to be a stay at home mom. On-line courses allow me the opportunity to stay at home, and to teach simultaneously.  I just don’t sleep much.

     I have been teaching for 10 years. Schools I have taught at include Wayne State University, Oakland Community College, Roeper School, and of course Macomb Community College.