My teaching career began in Ohio where I taught a self-contained sixth grade classroom for three years. I then followed my family to Phoenix where I taught sixth grade at Fountain Hills Middle School for five years. Finally, I joined the Chandler family at Hull Elementary. My educational background includes an Elementary Certification 1-8, Reading Endorsement, Master's Degree in Educational Leadership, Middle School Endorsement. Last, but not least, I completed the National Boards Certification for Early Adolescence English/Language Arts in 2001.