Classes I teach:  English 12, Writing 115, Writing 121, Writing 122 and English 104

Ask me how to earn college credit while in high school! 

Biography ---

Having been born and raised in the Northwest, I love the outdoors and the water.  I attended Richland High School (Go Bombers!) then moved to western Washington to attend Western Washington University earning a BA in English.  

I worked many years in the Seattle area in sales and marketing, including software companies and as a civilian contractor for the Navy.    Met my husband who was in the Navy on a Trident Nuclear Submarine. We lived for four years in New Orleans Louisiana, but missed the Northwest so bad we had to come back.

We have three wonderful children, Brandy  a TDHS graduate 2012 and attends the Art Institute of Seattle, Jacob  a CHS graduate (2014) who has joined the Navy, and John (14) who attends school in White Salmon.  

We settled in the Gorge in 2001.  I have been teaching at The Dalles High School since 2005.  This will be my thirteenth year.

Education

        2009   MA English   National University, La Jolla California

       2001    Alternative Teaching Certification Secondary English   Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana                                      

       1988    BA English/Writing Intensive, Minor Business Management   Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

Contact Information

Classroom - Columbia Gorge College Bulding 1, room 362

Office - The Dalles High School Room 309

541-506-3400 or 541-993-2658