I am pleased to be part of the staff at Bethel School.  2016-2017 will be my fourth year at this school teaching English Language Arts and Social Studies.  This will be my fifteenth year in teaching.  I completed my undergraduate degree at Appalachian State and my graduate degree at UNC-Greensboro.  I received my National Board Certification in 2012.

What I love most about teaching is introducing students to new authors and new ideas.  What I love about teaching at Bethel are the students who are always hardworking and willing to please.

My family and I spend a lot of time hiking in the woods and picking raspberries in the summer.  My favorite book is The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster.  In this book, a character discovers the way to a land where the Kingdoms of Digitopolis and Dictionopolis are fighting to decide if numbers or words are more important.  I love coffee, chocolate, knitting, and baking.