Hello Vikings! I am so excited about being your teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. Our year is going to be filled with excitement and learning! I am enthusiastic about education and helping students. I look forward to having an unforgettable year!  

My educational background starts here at DVUSD when I graduated from Boulder Creek High School. I went on to get a bachelor's degree from Northern Arizona University in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Speech-Languages Sciences and Technology to help those with speech and language disorders. Upon graduating college, I went on to be a paraprofessional and a speech and language pathology assistant. I found my love for working with children and decided to go back to school to earn my Master of Education degree in special education from Arizona State University. I have worked as a special education teacher for 5 years and will be entering my 10th year working in education overall this year! 

I am married to my high school sweetheart and have two children, Liam (11) and Winnie (7). When I am not at school, I enjoy reading, listening to audiobooks and podcasts, playing video games, swimming, doing crafts with my children, and online shopping.