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I started my teaching career in 2015 at a preschool in Portland, where I discovered my love for educating young children. In 2017 I began student teaching in first grade in the David Douglas school district and finished my Masters degree in elementary education through Warner Pacific College. When I moved back to Central Oregon I became a substitute teacher for the Crook County school District where I was later blessed with the opportunity to teach Kindergarten at Barnes Butte elementary the past two years.

I am a 2007 graduate of Crook County High School. After high school, I attended and graduated from Oregon State University where I majored in Elementary Education and Spanish. My husband and I moved back to Central Oregon after I graduated and I attended OSU-Cascades and received my MAT. When I graduated, I spent one year teaching pre-K, one year subbing and have spent the last 10 years teaching Kindergarten for the Crook County School District, back in my hometown!

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After graduating from the University of Oregon I spent a decade teaching English as a second language in different parts of Asia. In 2016 I joined Americorp and served at a public school in sunny Las Vegas for 3 years, teaching third and first grade. In 2019 we happily moved back to Oregon where I joined the first grade team at Buff elementary in Madras. I’m grateful to live in Prineville with my young family and teach at our awesome school; I absolutely love it.

I am a graduate of Northern Arizona University. There I received my bachelors in Early Childhood and Elementary Education, which has allowed me to work with a wide range of school age students. My teaching career began in 2011 in Phoenix, AZ. I taught 4^th grade for four years then made the decision to move down and teach Kindergarten for a year. During my year in kindergarten I earned my Masters in Leadership and Administration through Concordia University. After 5 years of living in Phoenix I decided to make the move up to Central Oregon.

I have been in education for over twenty years. For the past fifteen years I have focused on teacher, student, and family support positions. After a life changing experience I made the decision to follow my dream and pursue my Master’s in Teaching at George Fox University. I am grateful to be a part of the Steins Pillar family and I am enjoying getting to know so many wonderful families within the Prineville community.

Out of high school I joined the military and then became a stay at home mom and fulltime student. I graduated with my bachelors in 2012 from University of Phoenix and I have been working in education ever since. I worked for 3 years teaching pre-k over in the valley and then in Bend. I then proceeded to work at the High Desert ESD and Bend Senior High School. I moved to the coast and valley and taught for 6 years where I completed my graduate program in 2019 from University of Phoenix. I am extremely excited to be here in Crook County and working at Steins Pillar Elementary School. 

I graduated from Lakeview High School in 2008. I attended the University of Oregon in Eugene, where I earned a degree in Educational Foundations and spent two years as an infant and wobbler teacher. I moved to Central Oregon to earn a Master’s in Teaching. I taught for 6 years at Barnes Butte Elementary in first, second, and third grade dual language classrooms. I spent a year in Washington as a TAG teacher and then returned to Crook County, this time at Steins Pillar. I now teach fourth grade. I love guiding my students on their Quest-based learning adventures! 

I have lived in Prineville for as long as I can remember, attending Cecil Sly, CCMS, and then graduating from CCHS in 2011. I graduated in 2016 with my bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Grand Canyon University in Arizona. I also received an endorsement in behavior management and coping strategies. I was hired by the CCSD in 2017 to work at CCMS as the 7th grade Special Education Teacher. I went back to school in 2021 to get my Master’s Degree in secondary reading and strategies to become a reading interventionist. I taught at the middle school for 7 years rotating between 7th and 8th grade. Last spring, I decided it was time for a change and moved to SPE to work in Special Education at the primary level!