I am a native of St. Louis who *LOVES* being a St. Louisian! I attended Southeast Missouri State University, where I double majored in English and Secondary Education, with minors in Literature, Composition, and Gender Studies, and received my Education Specialization in Secondary English. I hold a Master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Missouri—St. Louis and am working towards one in Library Science through Missouri State. I am a certified teacher in Middle School and Secondary English, as well as Middle School and Secondary Social Studies. 

This is my 21st year teaching, and I find more and more to love about my job every year. I think 7th grade is an exciting year, and am so looking forward to getting to know my new students.

I love to read, kayak, camp, travel, laugh, try new restaurants, talk about both very silly and very important things, visit my favorite St. Louis attractions, and of course, watch Blues hockey and Cardinals baseball!

I live in south city with my partner, Ben, our two children, and our two cats: Storm-Thundercloud-Rainbow-Sparkles, and her kitten, Daisy. 

I believe in celebrating quirks and idiosyncrasies, random acts of kindness, and beautiful accidents, and I encourage my students to do the same.