
I have been in education for over 10 years and worked with students from kindergarten through middle school. I earned my Master’s of Arts in Teaching from UMBC and a Master’s Certificate in Special Education. One of my passions is teaching robotics and coding, including coaching FIRST Lego League Robotics teams at several schools in the DC area. If I am not discussing coding or other STEM projects with my students, I am probably getting book recommendations from them to add to my ever-growing list of must-reads. Before coming to McLean, I became certified in Advanced Responsive Classroom practices. In 2021 I participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Teacher Institute hosted at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, learning how to integrate locations and experiential learning into the Social Studies curriculum. Outside of school, I play the flute in a community concert band when I am not spending time with my son, husband, and two cats.