Welcome to Kindergarten!  I have been teaching for 25 years and absolutely LOVE teaching Kindergarten! I was born and raised in Whittier, CA.  I received my Bachelor's of Science degree in General Studies and CLEAR credential from the USC. I am also CLAD and GATE certified. I have taught 7th grade science and 6th grade language arts/social studies, but Kindergarten is my passion! 

I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we just celebrated 21 years of marriage.  We live here in Temecula and love traveling, camping in Mammoth, going to the beach, and spending time with our two Parson Russell Terriers, Gracie Pearl and Captain Finley.

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