First appointed: March 2022 (interim)
Current term expires: April 2023
Current committee/liaison assignments: Parent Teacher Organizations (PTO), Geneva Academic Foundation, Policy Committee, Technology Task Force, Mental Health
Profession: Assistant Professor at Bradley University in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate program. Owner as well as Art Therapist/Clinical Counselor specializing in trauma therapy and recovery at Art of Healing, a private practice offering both counseling and art therapy.
Relevant degrees/life experience/volunteer activities: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Masters Degree in Counseling and Art Therapy from Adler University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Counselor Education and Supervision from Adler University. Current member of the American Counseling Association and the American Art Therapy Association.
About life in Geneva: My husband and I are proud parents to two small children. Laya will be in the class of 2035 and Albi will be in the class of 2038 in District 304!