Welcome to music!

This is my tenth year in education, and my first year at Hammond Hill Elementary. Before this year, I taught high school music appreciation at a public virtual school. Prior to that, I taught orchestra at a fine arts magnet school serving grades 5-8. My primary instrument is the violin; I have played for over twenty years. I look forward to bringing Sonny, my violin, to visit all the wonderful students at HHE. 

I am happily married to Daryl, a supervisor at Plant Vogtle. We have two daughters, Vera and Clara, both of whom attend HHE. Our family has three pets: O'Malley, Reptar, and Porkchop. O'Malley is a fat, lazy, orange cat. He spends his days napping and hunting for lizards. Porkchop and Reptar (named after Doug and Rugrats characters), our beagles, are sisters enjoying their golden years sleeping lazily on the couch.

Outside of school, my hobbies include cooking and baking for my friends, gardening (but I despise picking weeds), and unwinding at home. As a family, we enjoy camping, television and movie marathons (Bluey and the Harry Potter series are favorites), and participating in our local Girl Scout troop.