Ms. Becky was raised in a military household with the quintessential story of an American soldier who fell in love with a beautiful woman in another country. Ms. Becky was fortunate to be raised during her formative years in Okinawa, her mother's native home, in the Ryuku Islands. In addition to connecting with her extended family and culture, she was able to visit Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul, Korea as a competitive swimmer, invited host student, and brief travel with family.

Change was a constant in Ms. Becky's life, and this taught her how to be flexible amid challenges. Ms. Becky has diverse experiences working in education from Montessori Pre-K, serving as an AmeriCorps member working with "at-risk" ninth graders, teaching conversational English to a small group of women, substitute teaching in elementary through middle school, teaching Primary Art, teaching 3rd grade, to her present pursuit to earn a Master's degree in Education with High Tech High's Graduate School of Education.

As a courageous risk-taker, Ms. Becky relocated from Kaua'i, Hawai'i to San Diego, California from Fall of 2020-June 2022 to pursue deeper learning of project-based learning in a Masters of Education program. She instills a risk-taking mindset with her students as she encourages them to embrace differences, push through challenges, and think outside the box as problem solvers. Ms. Becky sees language as a source of liberation and joy for students, and it is her desire to eliminate the school to prison pipeline one reader at a time.