I was born and raised in McAllen, Texas. I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry from the Texas A&M University-Kingsville, located in South Texas, 40 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. This is my 21st year teaching middle school science and my 10th year at Otto Middle School.

I have been married for 22 years, have two boys, 17 and 12. Our family pets are a German Shepherd, a tarantula, a corn snake and a leopard gecko.