• Graduated from Sunset H.S. Beaverton, Or. In 1977
• Graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with B.S. in Secondary Education
• Masters degree in Curriculum from City Universty
• Teaching since 1982
• 1 year in the Bethal School District, Spanaway, Wa.
• 9 years at Pleasant Valley Middle School
• 1 year at Maple Grove Primary
• 1 year at Maple Grove Middle
• 4 years at Captain Strong Elementary
• I have been at Laurin since 1998
• Married since 1982 and have 2 children who have attended Glenwood, Laurin and Prairie
• Hobbies include crafts, gardening, antiquing, walking, being a sports spectator and volunteer work