A little about me...

My name is Kimberly Wagner and I am very excited to be traveling to Australia as part of Rotary International's Group Study Exchange Program! I love to travel places all over the country but have never been overseas so this is a very exciting first for me! I have also enjoyed meeting the other members of our team seeing as we all have things in common yet are very different from one another!

Some stuff about me: I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to my parents John and Sherry Grannan, as well as an older sister, Maura Studebaker. The 3 moments in my life that I am most proud of: marrying my husband of almost 4 years, Jason Wagner, in August 2003; seeing my sister get married to Matt Studebaker in October 2000; and celebrating my parent's 35th wedding anniversary in July 2006. We are all still very close as we live within 1/2 mile of each other in connecting subdivisions and try to have dinner together every Saturday :)

I have a B.A. in Media and Public Communication from Purdue University and Master of Public Affairs from Indiana University. I work full-time at Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne with first-year students and occassionally teach Introduction to Criminal Justice. A lot of who I am and what I do is because of my family. My dad is a retired Fort Wayne police officer who served for 27.5 years before becoming the Criminal Justice Program Chair at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne in October 2005. My mom has been a registered nurse at Lutheran Hospital for over 36 years and doesn't plan to retire anytime soon! My sister is the Superviser of Expenditure Accounting at Triple Crown Services and will be finishing her M.B.A. in a week! And, my hubby works for Verizon Wireless as a Data Sales Consultant and is an avid bowler!

One last thing....I am a very proud mom to Belle...a 1 1/2 year old Golden Retriever :) She has been a great addition to our home and is the best dog a girl could ask for!