Welcome!

Whether you are a parent,  student, fellow educator, or merely a casual cyber onlooker, I am so glad you are here. And I'm excited to see what we can learn this year! 

This is my 3rd year as a Rattler, and my 7th year in public education. Previously, I worked at Eastside Memorial High School in Austin, TX, and before that I taught freshman English courses at Texas State University. 

I'm a Texas native who grew up right here in the hill country, graduated Texas State University with a degree in English and a minor in Media Studies before attending graduate school and focusing on Literary Criticism. 

When my nose isn't buried in a book, one can either find me out enjoying the splendor of the natural world via camping, kayaking, birding, hiking, or else I will be inside a gymnasium hooping until I drop (Go Spurs Go!). On the weekends, one might also find me playing the piano at your local watering hole, which I did professionally for years, touring the country with various acts, before returning to my love for education. 

The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you - B.B. King