Thank you for visiting our website to learn more about me, my team and the office.

I grew up in Northwest Indiana on a 220-acre farm with my brother and two sisters. I attended Purdue University to obtain a bachelor's of science degree and a minor in chemistry which allowed me to apply to dental school.  Although I was accepted to several dental schools, I decided that Indiana University Dental School in Indianapolis was the best choice—many of the authors of the top textbooks used in dental schools were instructors at IU at that time.

After receiving my dental degree, I started working part time in my Portage dental practice, completed a masters in science at IU, and also did additional training in children's dentistry at University of Illinois Dental school. It was there I met the father of my three children.