Q: What school did you go to?

 “ I went to Grinnell High School in Grinnell, KS.  It’s a very small town in NW KS.”

Q: What sports did you do?

“I played volleyball, basketball, track, softball, and cheerleading.”

Q: What college did you go to? 

“I attended Garden City Community College and then K-State, and then went back to get my Masters degree from Avila University.”

Q: What year was your first year of teaching?  

“2007.”

Q: What grade did you start teaching that first year? 

“2nd grade.”

Q: What sports do you coach? 

“I coach volleyball, basketball, and track.”

Q: How many years of college did you do?

“I attended college for 6 years.”

Q: What do you do besides teach? 

“ I love attending sporting events for my own boys, as well as for my students.  I also enjoy gardening and traveling to new places.     

Q: When did you realize you wanted to teach? 

“After college, I was a juvenile corrections officer for 4 years and realized I couldn’t keep watching these kids make dumb mistake after dumb mistake.  They needed a role model and I wanted to be that for our youth.  I knew that I wanted to coach someday as well, so it just seemed like the right thing to do.  So, I started taking education classes in 2005.”