I am excited to be rejoining the St.Paul community again this time as a Grade 5 teacher. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience and Speech Communications from Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Over the past 10 years, I have taught a wide range of ages from preschool to high school in the United States, Tanzania and Vietnam. Most recently I was an Elementary Digital Learning Specialist and Librarian for the Canton City School District in Canton, Ohio. I am passionate about Children’s Literature and instilling a love for reading in my students. I want all my students to feel empowered in their learning and help them to develop a global worldview and their sense of place and importance in the world around them.
I have been married to Grade 4 teacher Mr.Steve for almost 23 years (we were high school sweethearts) and we have 3 wonderful children; Sadie in Grade 5, Layla in Grade 11 and Gavin who is a junior at Heidelberg University in the US. Outside of the classroom, I love to have family game night, do puzzles, drink coffee and read!!!