I grew up in Missoula and graduated from Loyola Sacred Heart High School.  I started school at The University of Montana the following September.  After a year and a half, I decided I needed a break from school and became a nanny in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.  I lived with a wonderful family for years.  During that time I attended Iona College in New Rochelle, NY and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History.

I returned to Missoula after graduating from Iona and started my Master's program.  I completed a minor in Political Sciencd and Special Education while working on my Master's.  I have taught at MCPS for 26 years.  I have been at Meadow Hill for all but one year.  I completed my Master's in Education in 1995.

I am married and have 2 children.  Eddy is a sophomore at Sentinel and Emmett is a freshman.