About Me
Education:
-Norman High School 1991
-Oklahoma State University 1991-1992
-University of Oklahoma 1996

Growing As a Teacher:
-1997: University of Oklahoma Oustanding Intern Award for Elementary Education
-1997-1999: 3rd Grade Teacher Moore, Oklahoma
-1999-2004: Taught grades 3rd-6th in Enid, Oklahoma
-2001: Monroe Elementary Teacher of the Year
​           Teacher of Today
-2002: Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
-2004-2007: 4th Grade Teacher Leander ISD
-2008-2012: 5th Grade Teacher Owasso, Oklahoma
                     5th Grade Team Leader 
-2012-2015: 3rd Grade/ 4th Grade Multi-age Teacher Jenks, Oklahoma
-2015-2016: 3rd Grade Teacher AISD
-2016-present: 3rd Grade Teacher DSE
-ESL Certified
-GT Trained
-Google Trained

Personal Life:
I was born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma. I graduated in 1991 from Norman High School then attended Oklahoma State University for one year before transferring to the University of Oklahoma where I began my degree in Elementary Education. My mom and dad live in Norman as well as my sister, her husband, and my niece and nephew. I also have a stepdaughter and two granddaughters who live in Piedmont, Oklahoma. My husband and I live in south Austin and just celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary in May of this year.

Hobbies:
-Fishing and camping
-Reading books
-Trail running
-Biking and Cyclocross Racing
-Hiking
-Traveling
​-Spending time with family and friends
-Taking pictures