- Married with 3 children, Warwick, NY
- Teaching certificate in Biology 7-12 from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- M.S. in Immunology/Microbiology from Medical College of PA, Philadelphia, PA
- B.S. in Biology/minor in Chemistry from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
- Middle School Science teacher since 2002 for WVCSD Warwick, NY to present
- Scientist Associate for Schering Plough Pharmaceutical Corp. Kenilworth, NJ for 8 1/2 years
- Published scientific papers:
Bowman (Waters), Tracey A. Vitamin A Deficiency Decreases Natural Killer Cell Activity
and Interferon Productionin Rats J. Nutr. 1990 120: 10 1264-1273
- NYS Master Teacher (NYSMTP) Awarded in April 2014 - present