Born and raised in Portland
Jefferson High School; Class of 1990
Brown University; Class of 1994 (Degree in American Civilization focusing on Race Relations)
Lewis and Clark; Masters of Arts in Teaching 1996
Started teaching for Portland Public Schools in 1996
I have been teaching at Franklin High School since fall of 1998
Over the years I have taught Global Studies, US History, African-American History, Introduction to Law, Constitutional Law (AP Government), Economics, Beginning and Intermediate Dance.
I was the choreographer for Bye Bye Birdie in 2001, Guys and Dolls in 2005, The Pajama Game in 2008, Oliver in 2011, Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2012, The Wizard of Oz in 2013 , The Sound of Music in 2014, Footloose in 2015 and Chicago in 2016. I directed the musicals Little Shop of Horrors in 2007, Grease in 2009, Oklahoma in 2010 and Anything Goes in 2018.
I created the Constitutional Law class in 2005-2006 to compete in the We the Peoplecompetition. We have been to state in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. We have come as high as 3rd in state, and we had two teams compete in 2015.