After graduating from Fort Collins High School I attended Colorado State University and received my Bachelors of Science in Human Growth and Development and Family Studies. I then worked in Longmont at Imagine!, working at a group home with adolescent boys with cognitive disabilities and extreme behavior issues.  I received my Masters in Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Upon receiving my degree I taught third grade in DeBeque, Colorado. When I came back to Northern Colorado I taught at Madison Elementary for three years. I then transferred to Winograd and have been teaching 5th grade here for the past five years. This is my TENTH year in education and I look forward to another great year!