This is my 9th year teaching in Everett School district.  This is my 2nd year at Everett High School after teaching seven years at Henry Jackson High School.  I am super excited to be teaching here and I am looking forward to meeting everyone!  A little something about myself.  I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Skagit Valley.  I grew up scurrying about the countryside, roaming the hills and mountains of our beautiful North West.  I have been a visual artist in the greater community for the last 25 years.  I went to U.W. for my undergraduate degrees where I formally studied painting, sculpture, ceramics, print making, photography, and a few other mediums.  I enjoy creating, and I enjoy teaching to create.  To full fill this desire, I went back and got my master in teaching degree from Western Washington Woodring College. During my years of study I have lived and worked in Seattle, Chicago, and even a short stay in Italy.  Additionally, I have six years of experience as a paraeducator for the Mount Vernon School District, and taught visual arts in Oak Harbor School District for two years.  In my free time I draw, paint, play sports, and return to boyhood dreams of exploring the great outdoors.  This will be a great year of exploration in the classroom and I again hope to see everyone along the way.