The 2019-2020 academic year marks my twenty-sixth year in education. I am a graduate of St. Mary's University (1991) and earned my teaching certificate from the University of Texas at San Antonio. I have taught at Bush Middle School since its inception in 1998, and I am honored to have received the following awards during my career: Superintendent's Award; Teacher of the Year (2009) . I am looking forward to my 23rd year with NEISD as the English Dept. Chair and my 26th year in education. Time flies when you're having fun!

On a more personal note, I have been married for twenty-five years to Brett, and we have two children: Savannah, a college sophomore at the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, and Christian, a senior at Reagan High School. We also have two shelter rescue lab/border collie mixed dogs: Koda and Cooper. I enjoy soccer, photography, reading, and of course, writing.

I look forward to helping students grow as writers, giving them the tools they need to communicate and succeed in life. Welcome, Bulldogs!