I grew up in the Bay Area and moved up to Sacramento in 2003 to attend Sac State, which is where I earned my BA in liberal studies (the teaching major). I then went on to earn my teaching credential and MA in education at UC Davis. This is my 16th year as a teacher and my seventh year teaching middle school at Westlake Charter School.

Not only am I a Westlake staff member, I am also an Explorer parent. Both of my children are now Explorers! Grace is in 5th grade and Quinn is 2nd grade.

I'm also a big baseball nerd. I'm a life-long Oakland Athletics fan. This last spring, both Grace and Quinn tried softball and loved it! Of course, so did I.

I've also been called a coffee and donut snob. My love for each sometimes borders on "obsessed."