I began my teaching career in Gumi, South Korea. I have been teaching at GISD at Woodland Elementary for 3 years now. Last year I moved up to junior high and now I am teaching 7^th grade science.

Prior to GISD I worked as an English teacher in Gumi, South Korea for 2 years with a program called EPiK. I taught English to high school students in a local high school. The program was completely done by immersion, my co-teacher and I were only supposed to speak English to the students to give them a more authentic experience.

I have been married to my sweet husband Matt for a little over a year now, we got married in June of 2016. In February we welcomed our first child, a little boy named Corban to the family. We have 2 dogs, a basset hound named Freckles and an Australian Shepherd/ Border Collie mix named Annie. We also have 2 gray cats named Twinky and Slinky. I come from a long line of teachers and right now my mother also teaches in the district at the Jr. High (Mrs. Richardson,  8^th Science).

My favorite thing to do outside of school is to watch movies with my husband. I also really enjoy reading, playing with the dogs, sewing and crafting and just spending time outside. When I am in a particularly active mood I love a good jog on a nature trail or to take a walk by the lake. I don’t have a lot of time during the school year, but when I do I enjoy cooking and baking too :)