Ms. Rhomberg is a 40 plus year resident of the Rockwood School District with two children and two grandchildren who have graduated from Rockwood Schools. As a mother, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother, education remains front and center as her focus.

Ms. Rhomberg holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Southeast Missouri State University and a masters in Educational Process from Maryville University. Her 50 years of educational experience covers a wide range of roles and positions, including 6 years teaching second grade in the Lindbergh School District, 10 years as a reading specialist at Kellison Elementary, and 13 years as language arts/ intervention coordinator, OASIS coordinator, and Title I coordinator in the Rockwood School District. After leaving Rockwood, Ms. Rhomberg joined Zaner-Bloser Publishing as a National Literacy Consultant and, for 6 years, traveled the United States delivering professional development to educators of all levels. Ms. Rhomberg continues to support educators as a full adjunct professor at Webster University where she teaches undergraduate/graduate reading courses. This past summer, through a DESE grant, she supervised teacher candidates in a five week internship, providing them an opportunity to apply theory to practice in small group instruction. She continues to expand her literacy knowledge by participating in the Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling training offered by DESE. She also continues to support the Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring Program in the St. Louis area by training new and returning tutors and consulting on curriculum development for the program.

Ms. Rhomberg is an active member of various professional organizations, including the International Literacy Association. She has served as vice-president and president of both the St. Louis Literacy Association and the Missouri Literacy Association. She has been an active member of Alpha Delta Kappa, a women’s service sorority, for over 30 years during which time she has twice served as co-president and president. This organization focuses on giving back to the community and in promoting future educators through scholarships. Ms. Rhomberg gives back to the Rockwood community by volunteering at Rockwood Gives Back on a regular basis.

During the 2017-2018 school year she served as an appointed director on the Rockwood School District Board of Education and was elected to her current term as director in 2020. As a director, she has served as a delegate to the Missouri School Board Association, served on the Awards Committee, the Wellness Committee, and the COPE committee. She continues to grow as a director by engaging in ongoing professional development with MSBA. Her extensive educational experience and her district historical perspective provide her with the knowledge, training, and experience to make complex decisions affecting Rockwood students, staff, parents, and patrons.