- Currently live in Alaska's only bioshelter, a research and development facility, where we recycle all of our water and waste.
- Co-taught a PDC with Dan Halsey, Summer 2015 in Palmer
- Built a rocket stove with a thermal mass bench for the greenhouse, summer 2014
- Co-taught a PDC with Barb Hazenveld in 2013-14 in Palmer
- Built a straw/clay earth sheltered greenhouse, summer 2013
- Taught a 6 credit PDC on-line for SNRAS at UAF, 2013
- Co-taught a PDC with Rico Zook in 2012 in Homer, Alaska
- Received my Permaculture Teaching Certificate with Jude Hobbs in 2012.
- Received my PDC under Rick Valley and Lisa Depiano in 2010 in Homer, Alaska
- Taught Montessori teachers all over the world on-line for 8 years.
- Taught for 20+ years in the public school system
- Spent time in the arctic
- Lived 9 years on Wrangell Island
- Speak rusty, but fluent German
- Grew up in Fairbanks down the street from my husband of 35 years.