I am honored to have begun my teaching at Mansfield Middle School during the 2019-2020 School Year. 

I am certified to teach all content and special education. 

I am currently teaching: Math, Language Arts / English / Literacy / Writing, Science, History / Social Studies, Jobs for Arkansas Graduates (JAG)

I began teaching in 1985 in Helotes, TX as part of Northside Independent School District.  I taught in NISD for 11 years. 

Resource Teacher, Content Mastery Center (CMC), ESL Fifth Grade Inclusion, Level V and Level VI

I then taught in Reidsville, North Carolina;  Fifth Grade Teacher and 504, Special Education Coordinator

1997 Greenwood School District,  Alternative Education until 2004.

2004 – 2019:  Arkansas Department of Education; Division of Learning Services, Education Supervisor, Coordinator,  Alternative Education Unit

My husband and I have been foster parents for more than 20 teenage young men.  In college I was fortunate to be a summer missionary in Brazil where I specialized in puppetry with school children.  I have helped to support and develop alternative education in Arkansas and in the United States. My passion is to help students gain academic skills and momentum while understanding the challenges and experiences they are encountering. 

My husband and I were happily married in Campbell, TX in 1983.  Our sons and daughter are all grown adults.  We are blessed with seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.  Four of our grandchildren attend a neighboring district and one is in Farmington, the others are in Fort Worth, TX.  I am excited about becoming a Manfield Tiger and look forward to many wonderful experiences here.  

Pets and flowers have absorbed a lot of my time this summer.  We have Shiloh, an Australian Sheperd; she is almost ten years old.  Sir Tom Watson, became the newest member of our pet family in early May when he was found in a ditch soaking wet and needing a lot of TLC.  He is a sweet, smart, and rapidly growing kitten.  

Our flower beds are full of continuously blooming flowers, many different colors of hibiscus, roses, butterfuly bushes and others. The hummingbird feeders and wild bird feeders are a daily task to keep up with as the hungry wildlife enjoys their provisions.