Created by: Desirae Hemmes

Growing Up  From McBain, MI Small town just east of Cadillac Farming community Known for the “Greatest 4 th in the North” Attended NMCS – K-12

Sports played in High School  Basketball  Forward  Softball  Shortstop and pitcher  Volleyball  Right side

FAMILY Mom & Dad  Mom works in retail, dad owns conctruction business Older brother Dustin – Works for Triangle Construction Leslie – Works for Holland Hospital & Anabelle Younger sister Deandre – Works for Century Floor Space and a student at Baker College Dirk – Works in concrete

Education  Cornerstone University - Undergraduate  Western Michigan University - Graduate

Sports Played in College  Volleyball 3 years  Basketball  4 years

Work  Teacher at Valleywood Middle School  Physical Education  Teen Leadership

COACHING 7 th Grade Volleyball At Valleywood Varsity Assistant at EKHS FaRout Club Volleyball

Recreation  I love to run  Training for a half marathon  I’ve raced in four 5k races  Play sports  softball, basketball, volleyball  Hang out with friends  Visit my family

Recreation cont…  Being a teacher has it’s advantages  Summers in the sun!!!  Anything that includes the outdoors I love

Places traveled to in the last year  Ft Meyers, FL  Vacation – Christmas break 2007

TRAVELING cont…  Minneapolis, MN and Louisville, KY  Volleyball nationals – June 2008

Traveling cont…  New York, NY  Vacation July  Time Square  Ground Zero  Statue of Liberty  Central Park

Traveling cont…  Wisconsin Dells  Volleyball tournament – February and June 2007

 Knoxville, TN  Vacation Hiked in the Smokey Mts. Traveling cont…

Favorite music group Rascal Flatts  Concerts  First time in concert – February of 2000  I’ve seen them in 11 times  Traveled out of state 3 times for concerts