For as long as I can remember I always wanted to be a teacher, wife, & mom. I am happy that my childhood “plans” came true.
I graduated in 1989 from Cedarville University in Cedarville, OH with a BA in Elementary Education and a minor in Bible. My first teaching position was in Hamilton Square, NJ as a 5th grade teacher at Faith Christian School. I met my husband, Dave, at church and we were married December 21,1991. I finished the school year and that summer we moved to Iowa. Dave started working at Pella Corporation and I subbed at Lynnville-Sully. I took time off from teaching to be a stay at home mom for our four children. Once our youngest was in school full time I started subbing at Jefferson, eventually taking a full time associate position in a special education classroom.
We ended up moving to Missouri for Dave’s job and after our first year there I started teaching full-time at Schofield Elementary; two years as a special ed teacher and one year as a 5th grade teacher.
Dave’s job brought us back to Pella in 2012 and I began subbing in the elementary schools and Jefferson.
In 2014 I was thrilled to be hired as a 5th grade teacher at Jefferson! I taught science, math & language arts. In 2019 I moved to 4th grade to teach language arts and social studies. In 2024 I will teach 6th grade language arts. I’m so thankful for the different teaching opportunities I’ve had at Pella!
In addition to our four grown children, Dave and I also have 2 daughters-in-law and a grandson. In my free time I love to read, participate in Bible studies, travel with Dave, and spend time playing games with family and friends.