I have been teaching Spanish for 8 years here at Beaver Lake.  I also teach Spanish at Bellevue College in the evenings.  I love teaching, and I love having the opportunity to speak Spanish with students. 

I lived in Santiago, Chile for 18 months on a mission, where I learned to speak the language.  I then studied abroad in Spain.  I have taken students on multiple study abroad trips to Mexico, so that they can have their own "abroad" experience and see their Spanish in action. 

My husband and I live here in Issaquah with our daughter, and we enjoy the community of Beaver Lake.  I'm so grateful to work with such a great group of parents and students!    

Education

Professional Memberships

• Central Washington University, BA Spanish

• Universidade da Coruña, La Coruña, Spain:  Study Abroad Program

• University of Washington, Teaching Cert K-8

• University of Washington, Masters Degree in Education 

• WAFLT:  Washington Association for Foreign Language Teaching

• PNCL:  Pacific Northwest Council for Languages

• ACTFL:  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

• NBPTS:  I am a National Board Certified teacher in World Languages Other than English, 11-18+, Spanish.  Certified 2008.