Personal Bio

I love the snow. This day was in early Feb and we left work early to avoid the crazy traffic. The snow flakes fell lightly in my hair. I love catching snow flakes on my tongue!

I am an only child and grew up in Salem, Oregon. I have always had an interest to teach and it slightly disappeared when I entered high school and decided students are mean and I didn't know if that is what I wanted to do for the remainder of my career. I have always been active. I have been involved in many team sports: soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, swimming, softball, and track and field to name a few. I continued my undergraduate education at Willamette University, majoring in Exercise Science. I was also a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority and a member of the Bearcat Track and Field team. I then went onto work for about a year and a half before I made the choice to come back to the School of Education and become a teacher. I also coached the throwing events at Kennedy High School in Mt. Angel, Oregon for two seasons. I plan on teaching Physical Education (K-12) and Health (Middle/High). Since I have always been active I love promoting fitness and healthy lifestyles. I have always had an affinity for children, being around them, and learning from their amazing, unique minds. In a society where students are becoming more unhealthy and less fit, I want to impart my passion onto these students and hopefully a spark of my fire will light the student's to become a more healthy and fit person.