As a New York native, I have taught in various school settings in Connecticut, to California, and now in Tennessee. This is my thirteenth year as an educator and I still have the passion that I did in my first year of teaching. I earned my bachelors in Elementary Education, Special Education, and Spanish from Nazareth College of Rochester. I also earned my masters from Fairfield University in Bilingual Education. I've learned most about teaching through the years in the classroom and the students are my very own lifelong teachers. My husband and I moved back east from California to be closer to our families and we are loving the Tennessee lifestyle. We have two Boston Terriers who are like our own children. I enjoy cheering on my favorite football team, the Buffalo Bills, and spending time outside and cooking. As an educator, I love finding the strengths in all of my students to help them discover what makes them unique and grow. I'm proud to be a Panther!