Hello! I teach English at Jasper. This is my third year at Jasper; I moved to Plano from North Carolina, where I taught English for eight years. My passion is writing and helping students in their journey to examine, explain, and defend their learning. My goal is to help each student get to the next level of success and gain confidence to take learning risks. When we finish the year, my students are more confident readers, speakers and writers!

I love cooking, playing pickleball with my husband, horse back riding, snorkeling, hiking and fly fishing. My favorite sport is soccer - I am a Liverpool and FC Dallas fan. My favorite player is Ricardo Pepi because he is a local hero. This past summer, my husband and I visited Idaho, Wyoming and Montana with our five children and three grandchildren. The highlight was seeing a cinnamon black bear while camping in Yellowstone. We have a dog named 'Hutch' and we often walk The Tribute Shoreline Nature Trail on weekends. My favorite things about Texas are the people, walking trails and Tex Mex food!