After working in county government for a number of years, I realized I needed a career change. After some soul searching, I realized I really wanted to be a teacher. So I went back to school to get my teaching licensure, and haven’t looked back since!

 

I have a bachelor’s degree in music with a minor in theater from Augsburg University, I received training for a Montessori certification from the College of St. Catherine, and my Master’s degree in education with a focus on equity in the classroom from Augsburg University.What is your favorite thing about classroom teaching?

The relationships I build with my students and their families. The conversations we have in the classroom, and the way students make me laugh every day.

 

It’s a very close knit group – like extended family. Families are supportive of the teachers and staff.

 

My husband, Brian, and I have 2 kids – Skylar is entering their senior year at Colorado College, and Braeden is entering his senior year at Southwest High School. We love to do game night together in which we play board games, poker, or Dungeons and Dragons. We live in a small house in north Minneapolis with our 2 dogs and 3 cats. Brian and I love to take trips to our lovely state parks on the weekends and go on hikes.

 

I loved reading and writing when I was young, as I grew older I also loved history.

 

When I was growing up, my two favorite books were Alexander and his Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day and Where the Wild Things Are. Now I also absolutely love Sulwe and The Day You Begin for picture books, and the novels Becoming Naomi Léon and Apple in the Middle.

What interests do you have outside of teaching?
I love hiking and musical theater, I train and teach Krav Maga (an Israeli form of hand to hand combat)

 

Have fun, take risks, and explore as much as you can!

 

I was able to spend so much time with my husband and kids