Born in Troy, Ohio. She has more than 30-years’ service in higher education, providing leadership to students, faculty, and staff. She held formal leadership positions as a women’s center director, faculty-in-residence program director, program manager for NEW Leadership, and instructor of gender studies. She is the owner of SAGA Strategic Solutions, specializing in communication, leadership, diversity and inclusion, and team collaboration. She is an advisory board member for the National Institute of Civil Discourse and was a past co-chair of a national group of legislators committed to leading with civility. She is a 2022 recipient of the Joyce Stein award for positively impacting the growth and advancement of women, a Henry Toll Fellow, an Ironman finisher, and completed a 4,200 mile self-supported cross country bicycle trip.
