I grew up on the east coast, in a town just north of Boston, where my family still calls home.  I visit them often and when I do, I love spending time boating, swimming and playing in the ocean.  Although I love Colorado’s mountains, and have been here for 15 years, I’m definitely an ocean girl at heart.

As for my teaching path, I started teaching at Odyssey in 2000, when I was an intern teacher in a 3^rd& 4^th grade classroom.  I then taught 5^th & 6^th grade at Odyssey for the next 4 years at both the Elm St., and Stapleton locations.  After a stint teaching 6^th grade at an EL school in California, and 5 great years teaching 4^th & 5^th grade at RMSEL (Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning) in Denver, I found my way back to Odyssey in 2011.  In addition to teaching, I’ve held other roles in the schools in which I have worked.  I served on the Odyssey board, the RMSEL leadership team, and I’ve been a mentor teacher to three intern teachers.  Currently, I am on Odyssey’s instructional leadership team.   All in all, I’m enthusiastic about teaching and learning and I feel lucky to be part of such a strong and vibrant educational community here at Odyssey.  It’s an honor and a gift to teach alongside such talented and driven educators.

Outside of my teaching life, I ride my bike as much as I can, I love to ski, I read a lot, I enjoy playing Scrabble and all sorts of games, I try to sew and knit and be somewhat crafty, I cook when I’m not too tired, and I practice a lot of yoga during the school year.  This summer my wife and I spent a few weeks camping in our VW van, exploring our favorite places in Colorado, like Crested Butte, while also adventuring to new spots, like Silverton as well.