Highly qualified Science Teacher with 36 years of experience teaching high school biology. Draws in a diversity of students through individual connections, care, and storytelling style.
Maintained and continuously updated a popular science elective class for 30 years.
Achieved recognition for pioneering a healthcare internship, teaming with educators and health care professionals to work through the problems in establishing the program.
Knowledgeable in a range of subjects under the umbrella of biology, including human anatomy/physiology, and ecology.
Designed curriculum and instruction based on service to kids and community, with a goal of creating love and respect for life.
Collaborated with peers to develop new areas of curriculum, including an ecology and biodiversity class.
Worked with staff at Kadlec Hospital to create a healthcare internship, one of the first of its kind in the nation.
Dealt professionally with the various concerns of students, parents, and administration.
I am a long time hiker, camper, canoeist, kayaker, photographer and musician
My parents loved the mountains of the central Cascades and were early advocates for environmental protection, particularly with regard to the establishment of the Wenatchee National Forest They introduced me in the 1960's and '70's, and I now share their reverence Increasingly, I want to pass that on and promote a connection between people and the wild places, for the benefit of both