As a rare Colorado native, I grew up on the Eastern plains in a small town called Elizabeth with my parents, two sisters, and our five horses. I attended the University of Northern Colorado and received a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education with an emphasis in history. More importantly, it was at UNC that I fell in love with Jesus and His Catholic Church. After graduating, I worked for FOCUS for three years as a campus missionary. As that chapter of my life closed I knew God was calling me into the vocation of teaching and by His Providence I ended up at Our Lady of Lourdes in 2011. Now I’ve been here 14 years and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else! I spent many years teaching 2nd grade and most recently served for a year on our Academic Support Team as a Learning Specialist. During that time I also received a Master’s degree in Theology from the Augustine Institute. Now I am the 1st grade teacher at North campus. I have experienced first hand how necessary a Catholic liberal arts education is and working here at Lourdes has healed much of my own education (or lack thereof) experience. It is an honor and my greatest joy to serve the students and families here.
When I am not in my classroom I may be found cooking or baking, reading a good book, working on my latest craft project, falling back in love with hiking, or drinking a (decaf) cup of coffee. One day I hope to visit the grotto of Lourdes, France, walk the Camino de Santiago, and learn how to keep bees.