I am very happy to be part of the Family Life Academy faculty as the first-grade teacher. This will be my 35th year of teaching first grade. My first 32 years were in public school at Agua Caliente Elementary School in the Tanque Verde School District. Before teaching there, I was a PE teacher at Armstrong Academy. I received my BSBA in business and then my teacher certification from the University of Arizona.
I am happily married to Sandy and we have 7 children, 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild on the way. I am a runner and a woodworker. I like to play my guitar and sing with my students. I am crazy about trains and just started learning the harmonica last school year. I have two dogs and love hanging out with them.
I grew up in a Christian family and have attended church my whole life. I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior at a young age and have had a good relationship with Him since I really understood what that meant in my early twenties.