Years of teaching experience: I have 31 years of teaching experience

Degree(s): Early Childhood Education from North Dakota State University; Elementary Education along with Specific Learning Disability certification from Moorhead State University.

Job experience: I have taught fourteen years for the Bismarck School District; eight years in a preschool handicapped program, four years in first grade, and two years in second grade. I taught one year for the Meridian School District teaching special needs students. For the past sixteen years, I have taught in the Boise School District; eight years teaching special needs students and eight years teaching first grade.

Family: My husband and I have been married for thirty years and have three children. We have two daughters who are twenty-eight and twenty-five years old and a son who is twenty-two years old.

Hobbies: I enjoy walking for exercise and gardening.

Other information: I was born and raised on a grain and dairy farm in rural North Dakota. I had an early interest for working with young children. During my high school years, I worked with young children in church groups and during my college years I worked one summer tutoring and supervising two young children as a nanny for a family in New York. While growing up, I learned to love sports and played on both a softball team and a women's volleyball team. I have enjoyed watching my three children participate in sports throughout their school years. Since moving to Boise, I have become a BSU Bronco fan.

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