Mrs. Honan grew up in a large family that included one older sister and four brothers. She has lived at the Jersey Shore her entire life. Mrs. Honan graduated from St. Rose High School, Belmar in 1979.

Together Mrs. Honan and her husband have raised a beautiful daughter who is currently attending college in upstate New York.
In 1986, Mrs. Honan received her Bachelors in Education from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky and in 2009 her Masters in Technology Education from Georgian Court University. 

Mrs. Honan is beginning her 25th year teaching in the Manchester School District. Since 2004 she has been the Technology Teacher and Gifted and Talented Teacher at Ridgeway and the Technology Teacher at Whiting Elementary School.

In her spare time, Mrs. Honan enjoys disconnecting from as many devices as she can while she reads, goes camping, hiking or bird watching with her family.