I have been teaching in Idalou for 23 years. During my first 2 years, I taught reading to 5^th/6^th grade.  Then, I switched to science. From 2002-2015, I taught various science classes in grades 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th.  Throughout those years, I also taught a variety of other classes such as Career Ed, social studies, and 7^th grade reading. In 2011, I began my transition to being the dyslexia therapist/Certified Academic Language Therapist.  I was trained through the Scottish Rite Learning Center of West Texas.  I graduated from the Take Flight Therapists program in 2013. I passed the Alliance Exam in 2016 which gave me the title of CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist). 

My room is located in the MS building, but my students range from 1^st grade to HS.  I really enjoy having the opportunity to interact with such a range of students on a daily basis.  

I live in Lubbock with the love of my life and father of my children, Bobby.  I have 2 boys, Nick and Jacob.  They both attended Idalou ISD from kinder through graduation  Nick graduated in 2021 ad Jacob in 2023. My family and I participate in a plethora of non-traditional sports such as archery, rock climbing, motorcycles, wakeboarding, and surfing.