As long as I can remember I wanted to be a teacher. It has always been a life long dream! When I did my student teaching with Mrs. Kelley in 2002, I could have never imagined that I would get hired as a fifth grade teacher at Pine Island! Now it has been 13 years and I have been so blessed to be in Room 212 the entire time and have worked with so many wonderful students and families.
I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, I earned my undergraduate degree from Aquinas College, and a Master's degree from Grand Valley State University. My husband Jeff and I met in biology class at FH Northern 20 years ago and this year celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. We have two beautiful daughters, McKenna (7) and Lyla (4). McKenna is a second grader at Orchard View Elementary. She loves riding her new bike and spending as much time as possible outside. She got to kayak this summer for the first time and absolutely loved it. Both her and Lyla started taking dance this summer and that has been a huge hit! Lyla is a preschooler at New Community. She has a huge love for animals and is our adventurous one! She will usually try anything one time!
In my free time, I enjoy taking pictures and creating online scrapbooks. I love my frozen Biggby coffees and the most relaxing place for me in the world is playing on the beach with my girls. Jeff and I love Red Wings Hockey and MSU Football. GO Green!
I was born and raised in Grand Rapids, I earned my undergraduate degree from Aquinas College, and a Master's degree from Grand Valley State University. My husband Jeff and I met in biology class at FH Northern 20 years ago and this year celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. We have two beautiful daughters, McKenna (7) and Lyla (4). McKenna is a second grader at Orchard View Elementary. She loves riding her new bike and spending as much time as possible outside. She got to kayak this summer for the first time and absolutely loved it. Both her and Lyla started taking dance this summer and that has been a huge hit! Lyla is a preschooler at New Community. She has a huge love for animals and is our adventurous one! She will usually try anything one time!
In my free time, I enjoy taking pictures and creating online scrapbooks. I love my frozen Biggby coffees and the most relaxing place for me in the world is playing on the beach with my girls. Jeff and I love Red Wings Hockey and MSU Football. GO Green!