This is the start of my 26th year of teaching. I am inspired by my daily interactions with my incredible students! My goal is to create an atmosphere of creative, mindful thinking and to empower my students to look beyond the obvious.

I've taught 8 years of 2nd grade, 1 year of 1st grade, 3 years of 3rd grade, 1 year of 5th grade, and this is the start of my 13th year in 6th grade at Cimarron. It's my eighth year teaching science at this level; my first 5 years at Cimarron were spent teaching math on Team Morgan. My first 3 years of teaching were in Fontana, CA, the next 4 were at Rock Ridge Elementary in Castle Rock, the following 3 were at Mountain View Primary, and I then spent 3 years at Northeast Intermediate. I feel very passionately that my strong elementary education foundation and background knowledge help me to fit perfectly in the 6th grade setting and that I am able to support students at every level. I am on our Building Leadership Team at Cimarron and am a New Teacher Mentor. I am our Science Department Chair and our 6th Grade Professional Learning Community Lead. I also coach the High Jumpers in Track at Cimarron - make sure you go out in the Spring! I am also the Colts Corral Coordinator, so I will be meeting the incoming Cimarron students each Summer before many others get to meet them! I often volunteer for committees and activities to help our students and our school.