Dawn was a high school dropout who decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to better herself. She was tired of working at dead end jobs that did not pay well. She received her G.E.D. in 1996, but had not yet found her motivation to re-enter school.

Dawn earned three degrees in only three years! She received her Associate in Arts Degree in 2007, Bachelor of Science (majored in Psychology) in 2008, and her Master of Science in Psychology in 2009, all online.

She is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society as well as Psi Chi, the honor society for psychology, and was a Graduate Student Affiliate of the American Psychological Association. She was featured in the June 2008 edition of Arizona Parenting, in a nationally televised town hall meeting in 2008 hosted by TV personality Bill Kurtis called A Promise in Jeopardy, in association with Maricopa Community Colleges. In addition, Dawn was also selected by a panel to be one of two student speakers during her commencement at Rio Salado Community College. Rio Salado Community College currently has an enrollment in excess of 13,000 students.

Dawn currently lives in Fountain Hills, Arizona with her husband of 11 years, Brian, and their young two children. She is dedicated to helping others get ahead in life and to inspire them to go back to school.

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever." - Mohandas Gandhi

"It's never too late to be what might have been."- Author Unknown

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows."  ~Sydney J. Harris

Dawn published her new book titled: The Online Education Handbook: Advice to get you started and to finish FAST.