Hello!  I have worked for the West Ada School District for 17+ years at Mary McPherson Elementary. This will be my 17th year as the Computer Lab Instructor and I absolutely love having the opportunity to work with all of the students at MME and teaching them computer skills. This year will be a little more challenging with Covid-19 guidelines for safety, but I'm sure we will still achieve some goals.

I was born and raised in Boise, Idaho and have lived in Idaho my whole life. I worked almost 20 years for Hewlett-Packard and gained most of my technology skills/knowledge during that time. I have three “wonderful” children, my oldest daughter, Mandy, lives in Washington. My son, Kristophor and my youngest daughter, Madison, live together in Boise.  I have a sweet little Schnauzer named "Myah" and 2 crazy cats, "Prim" and "Binx". I also have three grandchildren, Victoria, Elizabeth and Wyatt. 

When I am not working, I love spending time with my family, camping, reading and of course learning new technology. 

Students come to the lab once a week for 1/2 hr.  In addition to learning how to use a computer, computer terminology, Digital Citizenship, how to save files, and accessing their One Drive; student activities may include:

• Type to Learn Keyboarding

• Microsoft Office Word

• Microsoft PowerPoint

• Research

• Coding activities

• MAP/Standardized Testing

Teachers also bring their class for additional computer lab time to complete/publish writing projects, do research and take tests.

I look forward to another fantastic year! Please email me with any questions or comments!!