I decided I wanted to be an educator after taking a course on literacy and social justice during my senior year at the University of Notre Dame.  After graduating with a degree in government and public policy and working at the United States Department of Justice, I enrolled in a masters of teaching program at Boston University ('02).  I taught English for four years at a high school in Massachusetts before coming to Cheltenham in 2006.  I am especially passionate about teaching writing and am often astounded by the creative minds of our students.  Currently, I reside in Fort Washington with my husband and three children, and you can usually find me on the sidelines of a soccer field coaching my daughter's team.