Education:

• BA: University of Iowa: Sociology
• BS: Iowa State University: Elementary Education
• MA: Viterbo University: Master of Education

International Baccalaureate Trainings:

• Category II: Teaching and Learning
• Category III: Inquiry
• Category III: Science Discovery

Teaching Experience:

• Nine years teaching 3^rd grade (started at Willard Elementary in 2006)
• One-year teaching 2^nd grade (WSS)
• Three years in 4^th grade (WSS)
• One-year teaching 5^th grade, as I looped up with the class.

Family/Hobbies:

I enjoy spending time with my family.  My hobbies include spending time with family/friends, attending my kids’ extra-curricular activities, cooking, traveling, and shopping.