I received a B.S. in Mathematics Education from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 1985 and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Louisiana Lafayette in 1993. My dissertation was in topological groups. I have given many in-service workshops and summer projects for practicing teachers.

I am currently on the Editorial Panel for the NCTM publication, Mathematics Teacher . I am a member of NCTM as well as the Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

I currently serve as the secretary for the Louisiana Mississippi Section of the Mathematical Association of America . I am active both in the section activities of the MAA as well as nationally. I currently serve as a member of the Articulation and Placement committee as well as the James R.C. Leitzel Lecture committee. I recently served the MAA as a member of the Committee on the Mathematics Education of Teachers (COMET) for six years. The last two years of my service I was co-chair of this committee. I feel that my most important role in the MAA is the work I do with Project NExT. I was one of the original fellows and currently serve as one of the assistant co-directors. My main role in working with Project NExT is to work with fellows interested in mathematics education and the preparation of teachers. In this role, I manage a list for fellows from all years with this interest.