EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Education- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

“From a young age, I always wanted to be a teacher, I even practiced learning to read upside down as my school teachers did from our books. I was lucky to have some great and memorable teachers and for that I am thankful! As an adult I have found that I love learning anything new and the best way for me to learn is to also teach it! There is so much in this world to learn about and understand! I love the idea of figuring out how to break it down and make a difficult concept easy to understand. I love being a middle school teacher! It’s an opportunity to dive in and teach my students more content that I find interesting and will hopefully pass this on to them as well! I hope they ask questions, I hope they feel excited to learn something new or in a different way as I do. I want that to be conveyed in all my classes. The ability to have smaller classes at W&R allows me to create more in-depth content and allows my students to think and work together.

I have been married to my husband Mark since 2000. We lived in Chicago and in the suburbs until moving to Georgia in 2015. We have two young adults, Justin and Charlotte. I enjoy any outside activities, like tennis, hiking and walking. I also teach Pilates, I love movement, being healthy, and staying injury-free. I also enjoy reading, my favorite genre is historical fiction.

Let’s have a lot of fun and learn a lot together!"