I was born and raised in New England.  After I graduated college in 1991 with a Bachelor of  Science Degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Psychology I moved to the DFW area.  I have been here ever since.  I am married to our very own Coach Woodard. We have been married for almost 20 years. I started teaching at Mathews in 2000 in First Grade.  I have been teaching first grade for 19 years. 

My family includes Coach Woodard, a son named Ben, and a daughter named Hailey.  Ben is 15 years old and a Sophomore.   Hailey is 18 and graduated in June 2018.  She started College this summer.  Both of our kids play soccer (would you expect anything else when their dad is the Plano East Boy’s Soccer Coach?).   We also have a dog appropriately named Princess.  I absolutely love my job and could not imagine doing anything else.