I grew up in Fort Collins, and made life-long friends there.   I attended CU-Boulder for my undergraduate degree in Sociology, and later earned my MA in Special Education from CU- Denver.  Middle school is my niche, and I’ve spent the last twenty years working at this level.

I am passionate about teaching literacy.  I love to see students grow into readers and thinkers.  I see it as my job to prepare students for life beyond middle school.  Reading, writing, listening, and speaking are critical skills in this age of readily accessible information.   I enjoy building my students’ capacity to access information to their benefit.