1. Created by: Desirae Hemmes

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

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

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

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

9. 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

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

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

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

13. Traveling cont…  New York, NY  Vacation July 17-20  Time Square  Ground Zero  Statue of Liberty  Central Park

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

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

16. 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