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I was born and spent my childhood in Baltimore, Maryland. As an undergraduate I moved out of the city to West Virginia. I think it was the influence of congested city living and my familiesfamily's recycling and energy conservation habits that led me to major in Ecology and Environmental Sciences. There were many issues during those times that "tainted" my energy view including the Oil Embargo causing long lines at the gas pumps and the Three Mile Island accidental partial core meltdown. In West Virginia I saw first hand how the coal industry affected the surrounding land and people. After college I worked in a variety of water resource and planning jobs. I lived in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Kansas before moving to Syracuse, New York. It wasn't until my own children were in school that I realized I needed to be a teacher. I went back to school at LeMoyne College for my Teaching Certificate and a Master's in Teaching.
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