“Hardest job I have ever loved”

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning American author and journalist. Legend credits Hemingway with the first six word story. Though debated, Hemingway composed a story on a napkin to win a bet with his colleagues. When challenged with my six word memoir, I knew it would have to connect to my teaching. “Hardest job I have ever loved” explains my teaching story. While teaching can be a challenge, what I get in return is immeasurable.

I took an indirect path to teaching. After spending over thirteen years in the human resources field, I decided it was time to pursue a childhood dream - to become a teacher. I left the corporate world and obtained a Master’s of Arts in Teaching from Otterbein College. My focus was on grades four through nine with a concentration in language arts and social studies. My student teaching was done at New Albany in a 6th grade language arts class, and I was hired the following year for that exact position. Since 2003, I've taught 6th grade language arts, 6th grade social studies, and 8th grade language arts.

My husband and I live in Centerburg with our dog Rudy. My husband teaches robotics and automated manufacturing at C-TEC (Career and Technical Education Center) in Newark. In my free time, I love to bake and read.

I’m looking forward to getting to know my students this year and not only encouraging them in language arts, but helping them develop life-long skills!