I am from the St. Louis area, having attended elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as college/university here in Missouri. I love to laugh, enjoy learning with my students, and look forward to opportunities to go camping (when it isn't so hot!) and work on crafts and read when I can make the time. I am married, have a son going into 4^th grade, and have a gigantic Labrador retriever at home, too. Additionally, we have had the opportunity to welcome a former student into our lives, and he has become family, too. He is away on a football scholarship in Kansas City, Missouri, so we are hoping to get to travel to see him play this Fall, too. Family, whatever that looks to you, is so very important, and I look forward to working with you and your family to help your student achieve success.