About+me

Education:

 * Graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2003, Russell, PA
 * Graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in December 2007, Bachelors of Science, Secondary Education, English
 * Graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in May 2013, Masters in Education, Technology Concentration and Instruction Technology Specialist Certificate

At Keystone:

 * I teach 7th Grade English
 * I am serving in a new role as Online Education Advisor for KHS
 * I am a member of the Autism Team
 * I am a member of the 7th Grade Team
 * I am a member of the Vertical Alignment Team
 * I presented at the Riverview IU 6 Educational Leadership Conference. Teachers and Students Shine at Leadership Conference

In my spare time I enjoy:

 * Spending time with my husband Charles and the rest of my family
 * Walking
 * Swimming
 * Taking pictures
 * Reading (especially Mary Higgins Clark, Jodi Picoult and Nora Roberts)
 * Geocaching
 * Surfing the Internet (especially reading Educational Blogs)
 * Listening to country music (Trace Adkins, Brooks and Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Carrie Underwood, etc.)
 * Volunteering with Clarion County 4-H Teen Council
 * Volunteering on the National Program Team for Sigma Sigma Sigma
 * Volunteering as Chapter Advisor for the Tri Sigma chapter at Clarion University

Favorite Quotes:

 * "Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." - Malcom S. Forbes
 * "Never underestimate that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
 * "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something; and I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do!"
 * ~*Happiness is an attitude- We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same*~