Title: Preschool program coordinator, head teacher, Toddle Towne Learning Center, 4008 Pontoon Road, Granite City

Age: 52

Resume: 16 years at Toddle Towne, five years a McDonalds shift manager. Before that, a stay-at-home mom

Family: Lives with husband Adamah Ruach in Lovejoy. Three adult children, one grandchild

Education: Associate's degree, early childhood education, Belleville Area College, now Southwestern Illinois College. Graduate, Venice High School