I am originally from Vermont and earned my Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science degree from Gordon College. I also hold a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Quinnipiac University, with a concentration in Secondary Education.

I have taught in North Carolina for ten years. Prior to teaching at McGee's Crossroads Middle, I taught at Riverwood Middle in Clayton, Red Oak Middle in Battleboro and Southwest Guilford Middle in High Point. 

I have also had the opportunity to teach in Seoul, South Korea. While there, I visited many cities and historic sites, including the Great Wall of China, Toyko and Hiroshima in Japan, the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, the Tanah Lot temple in Bali, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Bangkok and Maya Bay in Thailand, Luang Prabang in Laos, and Cebu and Boracay in the Philippines. Those experiences have provided invaluable historical and cultural insights. 

In addition, I have been part of People to People International and have chaperoned student groups traveling throughout Italy, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 

Outside of teaching, I have worked for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.

In my spare time, I enjoy being with my family, watching the Boston Bruins, Red Sox, and New England Patriots, traveling, reading non-fiction books, and completing New York Times Crosswords.