I was born and raised right here in this beautiful Verde Valley and graduated from Mingus in 1992. My husband, parents, and all 3 of my children graduated from Mingus. We are a family of Marauders!

I attended Grand Canyon University and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and taught at the middle school level for 5 years. I knew my heart was leading me to teach special education so I earned a Master's Degree from Arizona State University in Applied Behavioral Analysis and I am currently teaching in this amazing educational field! I am so happy to be teaching here at the same high school that I graduated from.

I love spending time with my husband and family, hiking, traveling, and watching Anime!