Graduated from Colby High School in 1994
Bachelor of Science from Fort Hays State University in 1998
Master of Science from Fort Hays State University in 2009
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
Master of Science in Adaptive Special Education
English as a second language endorsement
This is my eleventh year as an instructional strategies teacher at Garden Plain Elementary School. I am a case manager for students in sixth through eighth grade.
I began teaching in 1999 in Great Bend, Kansas and have also taught in Otis-Bison, Colby, and Pretty Prairie. My experience includes one year of teaching fifth grade, four years of teaching 6th-8th grade Language Arts, and 18 years as an instructional strategies teacher.
I was married to my husband, Tom, in 1999. We have two children. I also have a cat, two dogs, and two horses.
When I'm not teaching I enjoy spending time outside and with family.