Growing up I Lived in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, and Virginia. While in the Navy I visited twice, Mediterranean ports in Spain, France, Italy, Israel, Tunisia, and in the Caribbean, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, and the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I earned an Associate Degree in Multimedia Technology (with a focus in Television production) at Ivy Tech South Bend, IN, and a BA in Communication at the University of Illinois at Springfield.