 
THE CHEMISTRY QUEENS!
As of August, 2007, I have been teaching for 33
years! I graduated in 1972 from Taylor University (Upland, Indiana) with a
B.S. in Chemistry. In 1974, I received a Masters in Medicinal Chemistry
from the University of Michigan. I taught at Mercy H.S. for four years,
Taylor U. for two years, Detroit Catholic Central H.S. for 15 years, and for the
past twelve years I've been back at Mercy!
In January 2006 I was very humbled and honored to be recognized
with the "Heart of Mercy" award. What a blessing to work at a school like
Mercy where the values of justice, human dignity, option for the poor, service,
and mercy are an important part of the community.
I am single (divorced) and a few years ago purchased a new home
where I live with my three cats, Callie, Mervie, and Manny (pictured below).
I am truly a "Chemistry Geek" -- I love it and I love teaching
it!!
Even though I often have molecules on my mind, my interests in
life are many and varied.
A few of them are listed below.
I can be reached by email at: kakitzmann@mhsmi.org
Trinity House
Theatre: I've been involved in
this local theater group since 1993. My roles have included actor,
producer, assistant director, stage manager, set builder, sound technician,
lighting technician
and more! I've been the treasurer of the board and the president and
currently I'm vice-president.
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 "Chrome
Folk Barbecue":
I'm currently singing and performing in a band called Chrome Folk Barbecue.
The band consists of John McCoy (pictured at left, playing with me at Career
Day in 2006), Paul Erlandson, Don Gulish, and myself, of course! We play a variety
of music ~ folk, "old-time" country, blues, rockabilly, and originals. John plays
guitar, bass guitar, and mandolin (among other things), Paul plays lead
guitar primarily, Don plays drums, and I play guitar, banjo, and cello (and
occasionally keyboard). Our first gig was in June, 2007, and all of
the songs we did that day are posted on YouTube!
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Science Fair:
Since 1984, I've been part of the science fair scene on the local, state,
and international level. I'm currently working with the Science and
Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit and the Michigan Science and
Engineering Fair.
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Trinity Church: On Sundays I'm part of the
instrumentalists for the worship team (usually playing cello). I also
sing in our church choir.
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Michigan Science Teachers Association:
I was the "chemistry teachers' representative" on the MSTA Board
for a few years. In 2001 I was the assistant conference chairperson and
in 2002 I was the Conference Chair! I was elected to the Board
as a "director-at-large" from 2002-2005. I have been a
presenter at numerous conferences locally and nationally since 1998.
This is a presentation I did for the MSTA conference in March, 2003 on
"Colorful Chemistry"!
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