Outstanding Service Award--Lake Land College Faculty Association (2018)
Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member Award--Illinois Community College Trustees Association (2024)
President, Lake Land College Faculty Association (2003-2004, 2021-2022)
ICCB Faculty Advisory Council (2025-)
Composition I
Composition II
Introduction to Fiction
Introduction to Literature
As a former student at Lake Land, I know the impact my instructors had on me. Now, as an instructor, I am lucky to interact with students in the same way; I hope my students leave Lake Land with the same positive memories I did.
I enjoy using both localized topics and pop culture as the focus of writing assignments, and I emphasize the process of writing (versus the final product). In the literature courses, I use the works as a "vehicle" to help students understand themselves--and others--more fully.