DEGREES
Ed. D.	Adult Continuing Education A.B.D. Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois	1997-present
M. S.	Education Curriculum and Instruction Northern Illinois University	1994-1997
B. S.	Mathematics Applied emphasis Physics and History minors Northern Illinois University	1989-1994
A. S.	Pre-Engineering Highland Community College Freeport, Illinois	1987-1989
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
College Instruction		2000-2002
	Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Hayward, Wisconsin Professor of Math and Science Algebra/College Algebra/Statistics/ Contemporary Math/Remote Sensing; Committee work, Gateway to Earth
Substitute Teaching		1994-1997
	DeKalb County, Illinois K-12, any subjects
Teacher Replacement		Fall 1996
	Sycamore High School Sycamore, Illinois 9-10, Pre-Algebra/Practical Math/Geometry
Student Teaching		Fall 1996
	Indian Creek High School Shabbona, Illinois 9-12, Algebra/Geometry/Advanced Math; Math Club, Homecoming activities
Teacher Replacement		Fall 1994
	Hinckley-Big Rock High School Hinckley, Illinois 9-10, Pre-Algebra/Algebra/Practical Math
WORKING EXPERIENCE
American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC)		2000-present
	University of Nebraska, Lincoln Project Coordinator for Tribal Colleges and Indian Affairs Duties include working on NSF funded Advanced Internet Satellite Extension Project in the areas of public relations, technology, and distance learning and teaching.
United States Postal Service		1991-1999
	Freeport, Illinois Substitute Rural Carrier through 1997 Regular Rural Carrier through 1999
Gastel & Associates		1990-1991
	Freeport and Rockford, Illinois Worked for Civil Engineer Duties included engineering projects, surveying, drafting, and office documentation
RELATED EXPERIENCE
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)		Summer 2000
	Summer Faculty Fellowships NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio Duties included researching Remote Sensing science and applications, working on the Leech Lake and LCO Tribal College distance learning/remote sensing project, and helping to create a remote sensing laboratory at Glenn Research Center	Summer 2001
Univ. of Wisconsin Barron Co./LCOOCC Pre-College Program		2000-present
	Co-facilitator; focus on Native American female math/science students; academic year program for 6-12; two week summer program for 5-8; activities included career day, earth science day, and science/math related field trips
WOJB 88.9 F.M. Tribally Controlled Community Radio Station		2000-present
	Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation On-air volunteer for Worldbeat/Reggae, Jazz Reflections, Spice of Life, At-Risk, Eclectomania, and HonkyTonk programs
Office of Instructional Assistance		Fall 1997
	Tutor, Northern Illinois University Duties included tutoring all levels of mathematics for prospective and admitted education majors
CONFERENCES
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE),		Nov. 2001
	Transformative Learning Center: Multiple Currents, University of Toronto, Canada
International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)		Aug. 2001
	Sixth World Assembly, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Gateway to Earth/AmericaView meetings
	NASA Stennis, Gulfport, Mississippi	March 2001
	USGS EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Aug. 2000
Village Power Conference, World Bank, Washington, D.C.		Dec. 2000
Consortium for Advancing Renewable Energy Technologies		April 2000
	(CARET) meeting, Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI), Cleveland, Ohio
DEVELOPMENT
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
	Geographic Information Systems	Fall 2001
	Global Positioning Systems	Fall 2001
	American Indian Philosophy	Spring 2000
	Grantwriting	Spring 2000
Small Schools Curriculum Design		Fall 2000
	Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin		May/June 1999
	Completed three-week internship at Waswagoning, a recreated 1300's era Ojibwe village through Northern Illinois University
		August 1997
Yellowstone River, Montana
	Participated in Wordscapes, a five day rafting and creative writing experience through Northland College
Cultural Anthropology coursework		1994-1997
	20 hours, graduate level Northern Illinois University
COMMITTEES
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
	Faculty Council - Administrative Assistant American Indian Science & Engineering Society Sustainable Communities Curriculum Committee
TEACHING LICENSES
Illinois 6-12 Mathematics with endorsements:		#1556713
	Physical Science, Social Science, Anthropology, Physics, U.S/World History
Washington State 4-12 Mathematics		# 374039
MEMBERSHIPS
American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES)
North American Alliance for Popular and Adult Education (NAAPAE)
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)