This is my 34th year as a speech-language pathologist, 28 of those years have been spent in the public school setting at the secondary level. I am blessed to be starting my 24th year here in Eanes ISD. Every year provides great growth for me as a speech pathologist and as a person. 

Anyone who knows me, knows that my family is one of the things that brings me the most joy in my life. I have two children who graduated from Westlake High School, both who received amazing support and guidance throughout their years in Eanes. My son is a flight attendant and loves traveling and seeing new parts of the world. My daughter is a Veterinary Technician and lives in South Carolina with her husband.  My husband and I will be celebrating 27 years of marriage this year and love going out to eat and hanging out together having quiet nights at the house. I love to crochet in any free time that I have.

Working with children on their speech and language skills is truly one of my greatest passions. Being even a small part of a child being able to make their basic needs known, being able to help a child communicate with confidence, being able to help a child understand the importance of and use appropriate conversational skills, being able to teach a child about using their voice in appropriate ways, or helping a child simply say, "I don't want to" or "I like it" brings so much joy to me. Even better, helping a child find their "voice", whether it be a communication system, signs/gestures, clear articulation, more fluent speech, etc... and then watching the joy in their face as they begin to use it!  WOW, it is a blessing to be a part of their journey.

I look forward to walking this communication journey with each of my students, their families, and their teachers.