After serving 25 in the Springfield Public School district as high school science teacher, district K-12 science curriculum coordinator, Director of Accountabilty and Related Federal Programs, and Director of Quality Improvement and Accountability, Denise retired in June of 2009. She completed a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Saint Louis University in December of 2010. Denise currently serves as the Director of Secondary Education at Missouri State University.
2010 Saint Louis University, Ph.D. in Educational Leadership - Higher Education Administration
1994 Missouri State University, M.S. in Education
1983 Southwest Missouri State University, B.S.