I am an English and language arts teacher for the Lightning Team at Mascoutah Middle School.  I hold both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale.  My bachelor’s degree is in social science secondary education, and my master’s degree is in reading and language studies.  I started teaching at Mascoutah Middle School in 2021. Before teaching at MMS, I taught 12 years at a rural junior high school in southern Illinois.  I look forward to working with everyone this school year!