Hello Buckland,

I an excited to have this opportunity to experience an adventure of a lifetime.  This is my first time teaching in Alaska, something I've wanted to do for many years.  I enjoy learning about others and their ways of life.  

My teaching assignment in Buckland is to be the Middle and High School Special Education Teacher.  I have been teaching for 30 years, in both regular classroom and special education classroom. Also I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels.  The past 20 years I have taught in Mississippi.  I received my degrees from Southeastern Louisiana University. I earned a Bachelor's in Management and Finance and my Elementary Education Teaching Certification.   I earned my Master's of Education with a focus in Special Education.  I am certified to teach in Louisiana and Mississippi.

I am from the rural town of Ethel, Louisiana; which is close to the Mississippi state line. I have two adult children, Amber and Austen.  I enjoy spending time with my dogs, Annie and Emmy, and the family pet pig ( a big one not potbelly) Lily, which I left all but Emmy in Louisiana.  I also enjoy sports, mainly college football and basketball, and doing crafts.

I am excited about life in the tundra and a new school year here in Buckland.