Hello!

Diversity is the name of my game! I have had a varied career background, and Fielding has a way of combining all aspects for me to move into a new era working with the aged population. Currently I am working as a tour director for a group travel company. In a nutshell, I escort (usually) 65-80 year old tourists on luxury vacations throughout the world. This type work is somewhat new for me as much of my career in education has been as a classroom educator. Now the world is my classroom! I also travel for the company and promote the tours that we sell.

My other experiential work includes:

• Instructing psychology and clothing classes at UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI and Emily Griffith Opportunity school in Denver, CO
• Project manager on research, marketing and multi-media venues
• Creating and presenting travel documentaries from personal world-travel excursions
• Grant manager providing technology resources for k-20 educators throughout the state of Colorado working through the Center for teaching, learning and technology.
• Niche photography business photographing expectant mothers
• Design consultant/custom sewing business

My formal education has always had a Fielding approach. My BA from Metropolitan State University in Denver, Colorado (1998) was through an independent degree program (IDP); I titled my degree Geography presentation. It continued through an MS in Training and Development from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2004 as I exchanged courses in the program to better suit my learning needs.

The initiative of Creative Longevity and Wisdom is the perfect home for my work at Fielding Graduate University. Receiving this fellowship supports my work with the aged population. I want to combine the third quarter population with their learning through world travel and sharing it with children in the k-12 environment.

I live temporarily in Menomonie, Wisconsin (70 miles east of St Paul, MN) with my son. My birth family grew up in central WI, but my deep roots in Colorado are calling me home.