After working for the Missouri Department of Health for 15 years, I returned to college to complete my Bachelor of Science Degree in Education.  I completed my student teaching at California Elementary School and began my teaching career at Latham Elementary where I taught Communication Arts and Social Studies in grades 5-8. I currently teach 7^th grade Civics, 8^th grade American History, 6^th Grade Ancient History, 7^th and 8^th grade Economics and 6^th grade Communication Arts here at Clarksburg C-II.

 I am a single mother of four children. My oldest son, Glenn, is 22 and is a journeyman electrician in Kansas; my daughter, Janelle, is a sophomore at Lincoln University; Garret is a Freshman at California High School; and my youngest son, Gunner, is in the fifth grade at California Elementary.

 My hobbies include flower and vegetable gardening, traveling, quilting, and spending time with family and friends. While teaching is my chosen profession, it is also something I do from the heart. I have my own four children, but I also consider my school kids and coworkers my second family.