It seems I have spent most of my life in school either being a student or a teacher. I was born into a family of educators. My mother was an elementary teacher and my father was a math teacher and then an administrator. Perhaps the writing was on the wall. I love school and teaching.

I graduated from St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY with a B.A. in Sociology. I later attended St. Michael’s College in Winooski, Vermont, and earned a Master’s in Education. Many years later I attended Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, and earned another Masters in Bilingual Education. To help communicate more effectively with my students, I have also taken Spanish classes and have traveled abroad to improve my Spanish and to learn about my student's native cultures.

I have taught several different grade levels in an elementary setting for 9 years.  I have also taught several subjects in the middle school setting. I have taught classes for physical education,  math, and English to students with native languages other than English.  As an ENL Specialist, I have  Co-Taught with 6th grade Language Arts and Math classes to assist with Academic Language acquisition for English Language Learner (ELL) students. Currently, I am one of the 6th grade Mathematics teachers.

I love living in Idaho. I enjoy the winters even more than the summers. I ski, play hockey and snowshoe. In the summer I enjoy hiking, swimming and spending time in the mountains. My husband and I have a dog and a cat to keep us company and entertained.

Education:
B.A., St. Lawrence University, New York. (Sociology)
M.Ed., St. Michael's College, Vermont. (General Education)
M.BLED, Boise State University, Idaho. (Bilingual Education)
Elementary Teaching Experience:
New York: Six years, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 3rd/4th grade gifted multi-age.
Colorado: One year, 2nd/3rd grade gifted multi-age.
Middle School Teaching Experience:
Hailey, ID: Two years, 4th Grade Dual Immersion.
Hailey, ID: 3 years as a Middle School Physical Education coupled with 7th and 8th-grade mathematics.
Hailey, ID: Eight years, 7th and 8th grade Middle School Mathematics.
Hailey, ID: Eleven years, Middle School English as a New Language Teacher. Four of the eleven years have been  Co-Teaching as an ENL co-teacher with math and ELA at WRMS.

Hailey, ID: Currently, 6th Grade Mathematics at WRMS.