I grew up on a cattle ranch in Southwestern Colorado. After graduating from CSU in 1996, I moved to China where I studied Chinese language for two years. I started teaching at Poudre High School in 1999. I have taught Integrated Math I, II and III, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, College Algebra, Discrete Math, Data Analysis and Probability, Precalculus, IB Math Studies SL, IB Mathematics SL, IB Analysis and Approaches SL, and IB Applications and Interpretations SL. I have been teaching MYP classes since 2005. I earned a Master's Degree in Mathematics Teaching through the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Wyoming in 2013. I earned my National Board Certification in Mathematics in December 2017 and a flipped teaching certification in the summer of 2019.