I am so excited to be a part of the DLE family and cannot wait to see what amazing things my students and I can accomplish. I joined FBISD in the summer of 2004 at Sienna Crossing Elementary School. I loved teaching 5^th grade, then transferred to RTMS to teach 6th Grade math. I was ready to be back in elementary school, so I made this exciting move!!! 

This will be my 29 year of teaching.  I graduated in 1995 with my undergraduate degree from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas where I was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and the girls' soccer team. I started my career in 1995 at West Brook High School in Beaumont teaching Algebra I. I moved to Louisiana where I taught third grade for two years. After transferring to Jasper, Texas I taught second grade for five years. I also received my master’s degree in May 2003 from Stephen F. Austin University in Educational Leadership, and I received my principal certification in 2004. I taught at Sienna Crossing Elementary School for 14 years. My husband and I have two children. Madison is 26  and graduated with a Biomedical Science degree from Texas A&M in 2020.  She then went on to get her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M in 2024.  She is currently a veterinarian at South Texas Veterinary Clinic in Beeville, Texas.  Carson is 18 and will be a freshman at Texas A&M University, he LOVES hunting, fishing, and anything outdoors!

I am very proud to say I was the RTMS Teacher of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year, I then went on to become one of the top 12 finalist for FBISD secondary schools.  The excitement I get from teaching carries over into my classroom. I want my students to realize that mistakes are OKAY, that means we are learning. My students become independent thinkers who understand and embrace their differences. I never stop learning and I encourage my students to do the same.