I began my teaching career in Tucson, Arizona in 1993.  I knew I wanted to teach English, but it wasn't until I got my first job at Orange Grove Middle School that I realized that middle school was where I wanted to plant my teaching roots.  In 2000, I moved to Southern California where I taught 8th grade English at Corona del Mar High School until 2006 when my husband and I moved to Meridian, Idaho.  We have two middle school aged daughters and a son in third grade.   I feel very fortuate to work for Heritage Middle School as it shares my same interest: helping kids grow.