In 2011 I graduated with my BA in Liberal Studies with no intent of becoming a teacher. I was young and wanted to explore all my options to make sure I found the perfect career for me. I had an amazing job in a retail store where I was in charge of training employees in 32 other stores as well as my home store. I loved the work and my coworkers but was not a fan of the retail schedule. I wanted more out of life so I began looking around and got offered a job working in an office. I worked in the office for two years but was miserable everyday. Finally I enrolled in La Sierra's MAT program and now I am happy to say I am a first grade teacher. I love going to work everyday and know I am in the right career.

My background is in business. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Cal Poly, Pomona. My emphasis was in plant management and human resources. I ended up owning an insurance agency for 25 years.

I married into a family of teachers. I tried substitute teaching, and that is where I decided to go back to school to earn by Masters in Teaching, and to become an elementary teacher.

During my time subbing, I tried every grade, from TK to 12th, and mild to severe special education. I came to realize that my real passion was not just teaching, but teaching the younger students. They still like their teachers, they want to learn and do well for their teachers, and they are still teachable. I want to teach students about the importance of teamwork, taking care of themselves, finding solutions rather than seeing only problems, keeping themselves motivated, managing their time effectively, taking responsibility for their actions, and being nice to others.