This will be my fifth year at Odyssey. I love being a part of the OES community. I have been teaching first grade/kindergarten for the last 9 years. I graduated from UNC with a degree in elementary education and a sport exercise coaching minor. I have a K-6 grade teaching license. I ran track at UNC while I was getting my degree.

Family: I married my high school sweetheart and he is a zookeeper at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.We have been married for 7 years. We have 3 children together. Luke 6, Jordan 4, and Julie 3. 

Interests/Hobbies: We love to go camping in the summers. We enjoy hiking, fishing, riding bikes and doing anything outside. We also visit the zoo frequently. We enjoy traveling to other zoos for family vacations.