INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION

I grew up in a very small town in South Dakota and earned my bachelor’s degree at a state university. The rural surroundings and interesting people I have spent my time with have provided me with characters that beg to tell stories.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

M.S. Candidate School of Library and Information Sciences
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Graduate School of Library and Information Science

B.A. History
South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota
College of Arts and Science

B.A. Sociology
South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota
College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences

STORYTELLING INTERESTS

I have been telling stories since I could talk. Because I grew up is such a small area, I created my own entertainment. I told stories to entertain myself or my siblings. My grandmother worked to teach me all family history through telling me stories. She always told me that people never die as long as their stories are told. As I got older I wrote stories. While stories filled my life, it wasn’t until the end of my undergraduate work that I realized storytelling is a real profession. I love history and most of my stories have historical references.