This will be my 26^th year of teaching and my 20^th year at Peter Kirk! I have taught 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grades, but not in that order, and I loved my experiences at each grade level. Being the daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, and great-great-granddaughter (yes, 4 generations!) of teachers, teaching is definitely in my blood!

I consider myself a lifelong learner, and my own education is an ongoing project. I was a stay-at-home mom while my children were young, and then my husband and I both went back to school (one at a time) to complete our educations that were interrupted by the draft during the Vietnam War. I received my bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1986, and my Master's Degree from City University in 1998. I am continually taking classes, and love to be the learner in a classroom, almost as much as I love to be a teacher.

My husband and I have lived in Kirkland for 22 years, and our children are grown. I love to read and knit and spend as much time as I can with our sweet Grandboy, now 4 ½.