Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! This will be my 20th year in the East Penn School District and my 10th year in first grade. First grade is my absolute favorite grade to teach! I feel like the luckiest person in the world!

I grew up right here in the Lehigh Valley and I graduated high school from Northanmpton HIgh School. I earned my bachelor's degree in Communications from Penn State and then, fourteen years later, earned my master's degree in education from Cedar Crest. In between my degrees, I worked in advertising as an account executive and then as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor. After all that education and multiple occupations, I certainly feel that education was the right move for me.

My hobbies include exercise of all sorts, especially running, walking, hiking, and lifting. I also love to eat healthy and to cook all kinds of healthy food. I love to work outside in my yard and to travel to all kinds of new places with my family. We love to explore and to try new foods--in the states and abroad.

I have been married for 32 years and have two daughters, Morgan and Brooke.  Morgan is my oldest daughter and she currently lives in Indianapolis, IN. For the past 5 years, she has been traveling the country as a travel occupational therapist with her dog, Zoey. However, I think she will be staying put in Indy for a while longer. My youngest daughter, Brooke, moved to Orlando and, with her job, gets to spend lots of time at Disney. She has definitely adjusted well to the warm weather.

My number one goal this year is to make learning fun!  I will work with each and every student to help them reach their full potential.  I will individualize instruction as needed for remediation and/or enrichment.  I completely understand that each child is unique and will cater to each need to the best of my ability.  I also plan on communicating with you, the parents, along the way.  If you have any questions at all, please feel free to send me an email or message me on SeeSaw (our communication app). Make sure you download that app on your phone or ipad!