"Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind- or forgotten."
-Lilo Pelekai, Lilo & Stitch
To me, family is the most important thing in the world. My daughter Eva and my husband Joe are my 'ohana, and my students are an extension of that.
Aloha is the essential element in every 'ohana, as loving and caring for each other is the glue that holds us together.
Fourth grade was my favorite year as a student at PCY
I'm an alumna of LCHS... class of 1995
I've survived the infamous Pilgrim field trip ELEVEN times (one as a student, ten as a teacher)
I love to travel to the Hawaiian islands and love everything about the spirit of aloha
I've loved musical theater, singing, dancing, sports, & school all of my life
Both of my parents were teachers
I have two collegiate alma maters: UCLA (undergraduate) & Pepperdine (graduate)