The 2023 - 24 school year will mark my 25th year at West Central High School and 35th year as a high school social studies teacher. I am originally from the small town of Persia, Iowa and graduated from Tri-Center High School. In 1989, I graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA Degree in Social Studies/Secondary Education. I taught for 10 years at West Burlington High School in West Burlington, IA. In the summer of 1999, I married my husband, Pat, and started teaching for the West Central School District that fall. In 2002, I earned my MA Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Dakota. My interests include traveling, exercising, and spending time with Pat and our family of cats!.