Teaching Experience:

• 14 years teaching Life Science and Biology
• Currently teaching at O'Leary Middle School in Twin Falls

Professional: 

• University of Idaho Wright Fellow 2002-2003
• Member of National Middle Schools Association (1998-present)
• Member of Idaho Middle Level Association (1998-present)
• Member of National Science Teachers Association (1996-present)
• Member of Idaho Science Teachers Association (1996-present)
• Nominated for Idaho Biology Teacher of the Year (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
• Idaho State Dept. of Education Science Power Standards Committee (2004)
• Co-Author: A Current View of Accountability Issues in Idaho – (Feb 2003)
• Co-Author: A Tale of the Children:  Challenges to Learning and Teaching in Idaho, and Why Some Children Will Be Left Behind – (Jan 2004)
• Twin Falls School District Science Standards Committee (1998-present)
• Idaho State Board of Education Science Standards Committee (1999-2000)
• ARTEC Science Standards Committee (2002)
• Idaho State Dept. of Education Bureau of Curriculum and Accountability for Science – V-TECS linkage Phase I (2001)
• Idaho Middle Level Association Board of Directors (2001-present)

 Educational Background:

• Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences ~ Boise State University
• Master Degree in Curriculum and Instruction ~ University of Idaho