I started teaching in 1993 when I graduated with a degree in mathematics from Texas A&M University.  A third-generation math major and teacher, I’ve always enjoyed math and love helping others understand it better.  I was inspired most by my high school calculus teacher who was elected Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas the year I was in his class.

I began teaching high school in Houston, TX and then taught in Florida and Mississippi while my husband went through pilot training with the US Navy.  I stepped back from teaching to raise our three daughters, and then in 2006 I suffered a massive heart attack which left me living with a mechanical heart pump.  After years of regaining my strength I returned to the classroom at Severna Park Middle School in 2012.  I taught with the support of the mechanical heart pump (worn in a small backpack on my back) until 2016 when I received a heart transplant.  That year I stepped back from teaching and returned the following year.

I have longed to get back to teaching high school, specifically at SPHS for many years.   An interesting and exciting side note is that this year I am getting to teach a few of the students I missed at the middle school the year I had the heart transplant.

I have two daughters, Greta and Izzy, who have graduated from SPHS, and a third daughter, Claire, is a senior this year.  I have seen first-hand the high-caliber education they have received at SPHS, and I’m excited to now be part of this dedicated and knowledgeable faculty.  As an educator, parent, and community member, I care deeply about the education and well-being of Severna Park students.