Hello Everyone and Welcome to Kindergarten!  We are going to have a lot of fun
this year learning together. I am looking forward to getting to know all of
you and thought that you might want to know a little bit about me too.  Here
are a few things about me and the people (and animals) I love very much!

I graduated from Kent State University in 1991 with a Bachelor’s degree in
Education.  I also earned a Master’s degree in the area of Curriculum and
Instruction from Kent State in 1999.
I have been teaching for the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District for 17
years.  In those years, I have worked with students in the Kindergarten,
First, Second and Third grade levels.  These many changes have given me a
broad understanding of where children have been and where they are going in
the learning process. I especially love teaching my "Kindergarten Kids" in
Room 19!

My husband Jeff and I have been married for seventeen wonderful years. Our
daughter, Clarissa is ten years old and  attends Lakeview as a fifth grader
this school year.
We love going on bike rides and walks together and we also love riding roller
coasters! Also, going to a Cleveland Indians baseball game together is the
best! I enjoy scrapbooking, church activities, reading and exercise…well, exercise…most
of the time! ☺  We have two beagle dogs named Calypso and Remmington.
We also have a guinea pig named Twittles and a bunny named Oliver.  We also
have several fish!
My favorite food is salad with lots of tomatoes!  I love chocolate chip cookie
dough ice cream and I enjoy an ice cold diet coke every once in a awhile.  My
favorite colors are red and pink.  I was born and raised here in Stow and went
to Indian Trail and Echo Hills Elementary. 
This past summer I went to Hershey Amusement Park and to Washington D.C. for
vacation. My family and I had a lot of fun together!
I am looking forward to a terrific school year together with all of you!