Original Works

Master of Social Work; Independent Education Consultant - six years; Home School eighth & ninth grade teacher - two years; Preschool Teacher - twenty years; Assistant Director - three years; Preschool Board Member 2017-2018; Tutor K-8 - four years; ESL Teacher - three years.

Interested in fostering growth for the whole child: social/emotional; cognitive; physical. Attended to parenting practices and parent well-being. Focused on the child's intrinsic learning style to inform the curriculum as well as comprehensive, active approach to building social-emotional skills. Education Philosophy: I emphasize empathy, kindness, humor, and literacy skills.

Phi Beta Kappa

Canada College, Redwood City, California ( 26 ECE credits) 2008; Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1984; Johnson State College, Johnson Vermont, 1979

Ladera Community (open and affirming) Church member: 2002-Present; Social Action Committee member