This will be my 29th year of teaching and my 21st year at Mathews Elementary.  During my 29 years of teaching, I’ve taught first, second, third, fourth, fifth grade, PACE and Math Rocks. 

I was born in Orlando, FL and lived there for 13 years.  I moved to TX when I was 13 and have lived here ever since.  After I graduated from high school, I moved to Abilene, Texas to attend Abilene Christian University.  I received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Elementary Education, with a minor in Math and an endorsement in Kindergarten.

I live in McKinney, Texas with my husband, Dan and youngest son.  Tanner, my oldest, graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2014 and lives in Plano with his wife Hayley and their son, Xander. Yep, I am a Gigi!! My middle son, Cody, lives in Melissa with his wife Malley. He graduated in 2018 and is working for Microsoft.  My youngest, Caleb, has Autism and loves to create animations on the computer.

In my free time I love to run, volunteer with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, and read. To date I have run 83 marathons and 125 half marathons and 3 ultras.  I’m looking forward to many more this year. I love to share all about my running and fundraising with my students. They love when I bring my medals to school!  I’m also a HUGE Disney fan!! 

I’m looking  forward to GREAT year in PACE and Math Rocks!!