This is my sixth year teaching at Tumwater Middle School! However, this will be my 12th year teaching seventh grade humanities. Before becoming a teacher, I earned a business degree from Central Washington University and worked in advertising in Seattle. Unfulfilled by working in advertising, I completed Pacific Lutheran University’s Masters in Education program. Now I look forward to the joys and challenges of teaching. In addition to teaching, my husband and I also run a local business in Thurston County.