This is my 15th year teaching in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District! Over the years I have taught from the 2nd grade through middle school.  For the last 6 years I have taught 4th grade and I love it!  In 4th grade we study the state of Alaska and the salmon life cycle.  The highlight of the year is dissecting salmon.

I am not a life-long Alaskan, but I feel like it. I moved to Fairbanks, Alaska from New Jersey in 1975.  Boy, what a culture shock!  But my family loved it here, so we have stayed.  I graduated from Service High School in Anchorage a long time ago and then attended Washington State University for both my undergraduate and graduate degrees.  Go Cougs!  My teaching certificate was earned at Western Washington University.  In 2014 I was selected as a BP Teacher of Excellence.

In addition to teaching 4th grade I also coach Shaw's Science Olympiad and Math Olympics teams; head the 5th grade Robotics Club; organize the school's Geography and Spelling Bees; and represent elementary schools in math on the district's Curriculum Council.

You can reach me in the classroom at (907)352-0536.