About the Owner/Provider

I am the oldest of 5 children.  The five of us were spread out enough that I was my youngest sister’s godmother.  My mom and dad divorced, and both remarried when I was little, so I have a HUGE extended family that is close.  My son, Eli, was born in 2000, and my daughter, Aubree, was born in 2004. Eli lives on his own a few blocks away and works for the Village of Kimberly on the Street Department.  Aubree attends UW-Stevens Point.  We all help with Aubree’s non-profit organization, Aubree’s Blankets for Veterans.  My husband is also from Kimberly. He is the baby of 8 children. We moved into my husband’s childhood home in April 2020.    

 I attended UW-Oshkosh for 2 ½ years for Physical Education, and received an Associate's degree from FVTC in Early Childhood.  In 2025, I completed my Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from UW-Whitewater. I have experience as a group child care center floater, cook, teacher, curriculum coordinator, and director.  I have been a presenter of workshops across the state and out of state for early childhood professionals on leadership, music & movement, make & takes, gifts for parents, using your creativity, gardening, food allergies in the classroom, puppets, and making homemade classroom items. I am a member of local, state, and national early childhood associations.  I currently serve on the FVTC Early Childhood Degree Advisory Board and on the Child Care Resource & Referrals Board of Directors. 

I love to sew!  I make clothes, costumes, and a lot of items sold at various other craft sales.  I do this along with my mom, who taught me how to sew when I was 10.   In the past, I was Kimberly’s first female firefighter and was a religion education teacher.  We love to camp.  We do camp annually on Madeline Island with a bunch of Girl Scouts who have been influential in my life. Another important thing in my life is Mackinac Island.  My husband and I honeymooned there in 1998 in a small B&B called Bogan Lane Inn.  We have gone back and visited every year since.  We named our children after the place I dream of retiring to (which will never happen): Eli Bogan and Aubree Lane.  We have also named our cats Mac & Nac, and our youngest one, Mich (Michigan). Our daughter worked on a Mackinac Island ferry during two summers. 

All of the children who have attended Impressions Family Child Care since opening in 1998 are still near and dear to my heart.   All 118 of them!