This is my 24th year of teaching, all of them have been in Parker. I graduated from Watertown High School & attended SDSU where I received my degree in Early Childhood Education with certification in Elementary Education from DSU. I spent my first year out of college as a teacher's aide in Watertown, SD. I then moved to Parker with my family in 2000. I taught First Grade for three years and then moved to Kindergarten.

My husband, Ryan, and I live here in Parker. Together we have four daughters and one son. We also have twin grandsons who will be 1 in September!  We have a black lab, Jazzy, who loves to go for walks & rides. Some of my hobbies are reading, camping,  baking, and fixing puzzles.