Candidate, Kansas State House of Representatives, District 6, 2014

Appointed by Kansas Commissioner Randy Watson, Member, Commission on Kansas School Redesign, present

Appointed by Kansas Board of Education, Member, Licensure Review Committee

Appointed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Member, Commission on Safe and Prepared Schools, 2006

Former Adjunct Faculty, Fort Scott Community College

Former Elementary Teacher, Olathe District Schools

Former Instructional Resource Teacher Support, Olathe District Schools

Former Undergraduate instructor, Psychology Department, University of Missouri

Member, Board of Trustee, National Teacher Hall of Fame, present

Vice Chair, National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, present

Former Member, Executive Committee, National Education Association

Former Chair, Kansas Learning First Alliance

Former Vice President, Kansas National Education Association

Former President, Kansas National Education Association

Member, Review Team, National Council Accreditation of Teacher Education

Awards:

Excellence in Teaching Recognition by the Kansas City Star Newspaper
Featured for Outstanding Teacher -- Johnson County Gazette