About Me

I am currently the 2nd Grade Teacher here at Nettle Creek Elementary School. This will be my 19th year here at Nettle Creek. I graduated from the University of St. Francis in Joliet after being a teachers aide for 4 years at Troy Shorewood Elementary. I worked with many autistic  children and students with learning disabilities. I also work at AppleButter & Shugies once in a while just for fun! 

I am happily married to my husband Nick Doerfler, who was a Lt. Firefighter Paramedic at Coal City Fire Protection District but is now the Deputy Chief.  He wears many hats as a firefighter paramedic, he is the Public Information Officer that keeps the media in the know of what is going on with incidents and weather related calls. 

We have 2 amazing boys, Patrick who is 12 and is in Seventh Grade at Coal City Middle School.  Patrick likes basketball, scouts, band/choir/theatre and anything with numbers. Blaise is our youngest who's a sassy 10 year old. He's Fifth grader at Coal City Intermediate school . He is an ALL out boy, who loves to be outside, riding his bike and playing firefighters or dressing up with his radios and costumes to be "Just like Dad"! 

We are always on the go, from the park, to visiting family, to the beach, or just hanging out in the backyard. I can say we are an Adventurous Family. We are a scout family and we are proud to say we belong to Pack 480/Troop 471 in Morris. This is my last year as Cub Master.  As a family we volunteer for Grundy County Heroes and Helpers and the Joliet Chapter of Pink Heals. Both are very important to our family. 

January of 2020, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. By March, I had started Chemo, had surgery that July and had 36 rounds of radiation. I'm cancer free, but still have many doctor appointments throughout the year. 

We love  to go camping, laughing, dancing, and be silly together! Life is short, so Live it Up!