In June of 1990, I graduated from Mundelein College, a private school in Chicago where I received a B.A in Psychology. Chicago is where I grew up as a coda, a hearing child with deaf parents. It wasn't until adulthood that I develop a strong interest and passion for American Sign language. Since graduation I have worked with very young children, teaching and guiding them through their developmental milestones one child at a time. I owned a daycare/Pre-school for many years. Teaching them through storytelling, songs, cooking, dancing, and sign language.

After Covid outbreak several years ago, my interest turned to substitute teaching in the Chicago Public schools . Teaching children between Pre-k and third grade over the last three years have been very rewarding.