Welcome to my website.  I am beginning my 12th year (28 total) as a business educator at Platteview.  I teach the following courses at the high school: 

• Introduction to Business, Marketing and Management
• Business Law I and II
• Cooperative Education
• Personal Finance. 

I also teach 7th grade exploratory keyboarding.  My coaching responsibilities include junior high football and girls basketball. 

My educational experience includes earning a bachelor's degree in business administration from Midland Lutheran College in 1981.  I earned my master's degree in educational administration from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1995.  I am a member of the National Education Association, Nebraska State Education Association and the Nebraska Coaches Association.  I was named American Legion teacher of the year and also received a 25 year coaching award from the Nebraska Coaches Association. 

In July 2011, I and 58 other secondary/post-secondary business educators and curriculum specialists participated in writing the Nebraska State Standards and Programs of Study for Business Education for the Nebraska State Department of Education.

I believe it is a priority for my students to take ownership in their own educational experience. Everyone in my classroom has the opportunity to be both a teacher and a learner.  I want my students to understand the value of being enrolled in business classes because it is truly a chance to apply many things learned in a classroom to their real-life situations.