I married my college sweetheart. We have six sons, four of whom were adopted into our family. I grew up in Punxsutawney, PA. I taught at the preschool level for 20+ years. I lived and worked in the Philadelphia suburbs for five years. When I first moved to Erie, I worked at the International Institute of Erie. This is my sixth year at Erie Rise, I have taught both boys and girls classrooms, first, second, third, fourth grades and Title Math.  I work with the students in small groups and push into the classrooms to assist the 5th-8th grade math teachers.