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This is my seventeenth year teaching and my sixth year at Henry as your Theatre Arts Director. Previously, I taught performing arts at Faubion and Cox Elementary Schools, as well as kindergarten and second grade at Faubion and  in Hutto ISD.   I am a graduate of Texas Tech University and hold a BFA in Theatre Arts with an Acting/Directing focus. I specialized in musical theatre and have danced since the age of three. I have many years of vocal performance training and participated in theatre, show choir and band in high school. My favorite performance credits include Drowsy in The Drowsy Chaperone, Miss Shields in A Christmas Story, the Musical at Georgetown Palace Theatre, Hermia in Austin Shakespeare Festival’s A Midsummer Nights Dream and Gwendolyn in Tokyo International Players’ production of The Importance of Being Earnest. 

I am an active actor, costume designer, director and house manager at the Georgetown Palace Theatre, and have been in many of their productions, including Steel Magnolias, Sweet Charity, Don't Dress for Dinner, A Christmas Carol, White Christmas,   Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie, and Mary Poppins. I am currently the assistant director for our upcoming production of Frozen, and am designing costumes for the Sherlock Holmes mystery - Hound of the Baskervilles. 

 I am a native Texan, from the Dallas area, and have lived in both Chicago and Tokyo.  I have been happily married for twenty four years to my husband, Weston and we have two wonderful children, ages twenty and fifteen.  My oldest child, Darian is a junior at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and is majoring in aerospace and mechanical engineering, while Patton is a sophomore at Early College High School Leander and wants to study quantum physics. We have two golden labrador retrievers (they're sisters!) and two crazy cats! I love to travel, especially anywhere that has good food!   I am a Texas Rangers fan and I'm also quite the hockey enthusiast. (Go Stars!)

 I believe in nurturing the whole child and believe students should have the opportunity to experience  and explore as much of the arts as possible, if not to develop love for, but at least a better understanding and appreciation for the performing arts.  Beyond teaching an appreciation for the arts, I want students to learn to respect each other's differences and talents, and find a sense of compassion and empathy for their fellow humans.   I strive to create an atmosphere of respect and support in my classroom, where students can feel safe to be themselves, to explore and grow their creative talents. I hold the students to high expectations and continually ask them to reach for their best.  I will encourage them to broaden their horizons and try things they may not have tried before - you never know what hidden talents they may discover.

Much of our success depends upon open lines of communication and trust, so please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Please remember that while I am teaching your student here at school, much learning and enrichment occurs when you, the parent, are involved and continue their enjoyment and exposure to the arts at home. 

My preferred method of contact is via email, but you may also call and leave me a voicemail at anytime, and I will get back to you as soon as possible.