Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Lecturer
Location	Simpsonville, SC, United States
Introduction	I grew up in eastern NC and attended UNC-G for undergraduate studies in history and English. I lived in Boston for four years, working and attending graduate school at Simmons College for a Masters in Library Science. I have worked as a media specialist in elementary, middle and high schools in the US as well as at an international school in Frankfurt, Germany. I currently teach electronic portfolios and technical writing in the Department of Packaging Science at Clemson University. I also have a Creative Inquiry group at Clemson working on the history of our department and the history of packaging. This project will be showcased as a multimedia production in the lobby of the new Sonoco Institute at Clemson. I am passionate about animals and currently have 4 cats.
Interests	I enjoy reading, travel and beading. I also enjoy collecting antiques.
Favorite movies	Singing in the Rain, Rear Window,Gone with the Wind,Out of Africa,Brideshead Revisited
Favorite music	Mozart concertos, Bach inventions, Beethoven symphonies, big band music, pop singers of the 1950s and 1960s
Favorite books	Books by Charles Dickens,Pride and Prejudice,books by Maurice Sendak,folktales from around the world, Water for Elephants,Suite Francais