An active community member
- District 204 substitute teacher
- Director, Alive Center Advisory Board
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and reading animal therapy in District 204 and 203
- Edward Hospital Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) program
- League of Women Voters (LWV), Focus on voter initiatives
- Former Director, Indian Prairie Educational Foundation
- Former chair, Naperville Sister Cities Commission
- Former secretary, Hawthorne Credit Union Board of Directors