Hey, y'all! This will be my 13th year at Winston Churchill HS. This year, I will be teaching Yearbook, Journalism 1, AP English Literature, and dual credit British Literature.

Before coming to Churchill, I earned my MA in English from the University of Texas at Tyler, where I studied Medieval European literature, Victorian literature, Shakespeare, American Literature, literary criticism, and rhetoric and composition. My thesis focused on the works of Toni Morrison. Before that, I earned my BA in English with a minor in Education from the University of Texas at Austin.

While at UT, I was part of the Longhorn Band Silks. I also got the chance to participate in a study abroad program one summer in Oxford at Brasenose College, focusing on the works of Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen. We also saw a few of Shakespeare's plays in Stratford-upon-Avon—Shakespeare's hometown—and in London at the Globe Theater.

My husband, Matt, and our sons--Alexander (Xander) and William (Liam)--are the lights of my life, my sun and stars. Thankfully, they don't mind sharing me with the Churchill community, as I am also the WC GSA (Genders and Sexualities Alliance) co-sponsor and Yearbook sponsor. Shoutout to Mr. A over at KIN Thousand Oaks for giving my kids a safe and fun place to be while I work until nearly 5:30 every school day.