I received my certification by taking the alternate route. I have a wide variety of working experience. I started out as a parent volunteer assisting teachers with whatever they needed, then onto substituting, followed by being a special education paraprofessional, then a paraprofessional for an autism student, I then finally decided to get certified. Once certified my first job was a third grade general education teacher in which I worked for three years. I transferred in-district to another position as a special education teacher for emotionally disturbed students, I held this position for one year. I then moved to another district and worked as an elementary special education teacher. While there I received a call from a district closer to home offering a job teaching special education at the high school level, teaching eighth grade reading and English and working with below level elementary students for an hour a day. I have a passion for teaching and I believe it is my calling. I have excellent rapport with students as well as my co-workers. I have a strong work ethic and I am willing to learn, try new things and help out wherever necessary.

I enjoy hiking, hanging out with my family & boating, fishing, hunting, watching movies, hanging out with friends, attending church and traveling.