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About Me

I am honored to be LPSSA's 6th grade English Language Arts & History teacher.  I received my Master of Education in Teacher Leadership (May 2018) and my multiple subject teaching credential (May 2017) from California Lutheran University.  I have supplemental authorizations in English and for English Learners. Originally from Minnesota, I have been a part of the Camarillo education community for over twelve years (LPSSA, DLA, PVSEA, Mesa Union School, CAPE).  Further, I have a Certificate in Public Relations from UCLA and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Gustavus Adolphus College (Saint Peter, MN).  I am a children's and young adult literature enthusiast, a young adult fiction writer, and have studied creative writing at both UCLA and at the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK).   I have three children, Lillian (19), Peter (17), and Marabelle (12),  a golden retriever named Maria (2.5),  a cat name Sarabi (3), a Great Pyrenees puppy (1.5 year) named Maisel, and a Siberian Husky name Maya (4).