Building:  Bennett and the MS/HS

Previous Teaching:  I previously worked for the Hyde Park School District where I serviced students with disabilities in a k-5 building.  Prior to that I worked in a special ed preschool where I provided speech and language therapy to classified children in the 3-5 year age range.  Other work experiences included a private practice where I saw students ranging from preschool through high school level, and a school district in lower Westchester County where I primarily worked in an elementary building.

Family / Interests:  I reside in Poughkeepsie with my husband

Which building(s) you’re in:
Primarily Phoenicia and Bennett Elementary, but also the MS/HS

Previous teaching:
Past school-based experiences include working at Ulster BOCES, The Brookside School, and a school district in southwestern Virginia. Through these jobs have had experience in a variety of special education classrooms, both self-contained and inclusive/mainstream.  I have also worked in other settings such as a pediatric clinic, a hospital, and in home-based early intervention therapy with birth-3 year olds.

Interests / Family:
My husband and I live in High Falls.  We enjoy rock climbing

What you teach:

• 7-12 AIS Math at the Middle School
• On-line Applied Algebra course

Previous teaching: 

• Hudson City School District for 2 years
• New Paltz CSD for 2 years
• Student teaching at Onteora CSD in 2008

Certification(s):

• Master's degree in Adolescent Literacy 6-12
• M.S. in Technology

Interests / Family:

• I have a teacup Yorkie named Frankenstein. 
• I enjoy traveling and I skydived in August 2007