I was born in Carbodale, Illinois in 1978.  My father was in the Air Force so we moved around quite a bit until we settled down in the DC area when I was about 8.  I graduated from Marshall High School and then attended the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico where I obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts.  While going to school I got a summer job working as an aide in a special needs classroom which I really enjoyed.  I began working as a substitute teacher and educational aide upon graduation.  I then relocated to Las Cruces, New Mexico where I attended New Mexico State University and obtained my Master's Degree in Education.  I got my first full-time teaching job in 2007 working in a cross-categorical special needs classroom.  I relocated to Arizona a few years ago and worked at an alternative high school as a history teacher and Special Education Director before coming on  as the Resource Math teacher at Wilson K-8 four years ago.  I am excited to start working with students and families this school year!