Hello! I am excited to be teaching at EMS, I love middle schoolers! 

About Me: I'm married to Tom, who happens to teach/coach at EMS as well, and we have 5 kids (one married into our family), two very active granddaughters; Vera and Avery, and a new grandson, Tate. Our oldest daughter, Tess, is married to Steven and they are parents to our grandchildren. Trey, our oldest son, is passionate about music, especially guitar. He is also an avid reader. Roman works at Textron Aviation in the communications department, and is engaged to be married next July. Jillian is our youngest, and she will be a senior this year at WSU. She plays the viola for the WSU Symphony, and is pursuing a degree in music education. 

Our family stays really busy and we love it that way. I'm passionate about rescues, and our family has fostered/adopted several furry family members in the recent years. Currently, we have 5 fur family members; Peanut, Willa, Rosie, Humphrey, and Luna, who is Jillian's cat. Peanut is an energetic poodle mix, and Willa is our lover. She was a mill rescue and has come to know the power of being part of a family. Rosie and Humphrey were fostered and adopted together, and Rosie comes to school with me as an EMS therapy dog. 

Besides being a pet family, we also enjoy outdoor activities and sports. In addition to coaching at EMS, Tom is the EHS head baseball coach. He also coaches a summer baseball team. Vera plays basketball and softball, so we spend lots of time cheering her on.  Our youngest granddaughter, Avery, is almost 3, and isn't competing in sports yet, but does loves playgrounds and our backyard pool, so she also keeps us VERY busy!