I am a Special Education (SSD) teacher partnering with the Hazelwood School District. This is my eighth year with the Special School District and seventh year at Southeast Middle School. This year, I am a member of the eighth-grade team and will be teaching modified and co-taught English Language Arts. Teaching is a second career for me as I worked in the corporate sector prior to returning to graduate school to pursue my passion for empowering young people through education. I enjoy fishing, traveling to new places, cooking my late grandmother’s recipes, and most of all READING.  Looking forward to an awesome and exciting school year!