I have been the music teacher at Bailey since 2018.  I am very proud and excited to teach at Bailey and love 4^th and 5^th grade music!

My teaching career began in 1994 at 2A Cooper Jr/Sr High School in Cooper, Texas, where I taught 6^th through 12^th grade band, including marching band.  In 1999, I advanced to the 3A division when I changed to Clarksville Jr/Sr High School in Clarksville, Texas.  There I was the head middle school band director, assistant high school director, and color guard instructor.  While at Clarksville, we advanced to the state marching contest for the first time in school history!

Following my two years in Clarksville, from 2001 until 2006, I served as Children’s Minister at Lamar Avenue Church of Christ in Paris, Texas.  For the first two years of that assignment, I was part-time, so I also taught band at 4A Paris ISD in Paris, Texas.

In 2006, I returned to full-time teaching as middle school choir director at Stone Middle School in the 4A North Lamar ISD in Paris, Texas.  I continued in that position for 10 years, then decided to go back to teaching band.  I was part of the band staff at Stone Middle School until 2018.

My family is my world!  I am single by choice, but I have amazing parents who are a huge part of my life,and awesome brother and sister-in-law who live in Pflugerville, Texas, and are currently working on a church plant there.  They have three daughters, my INCREDIBLE nieces...Grace lives in Dallas, Sarah will soon graduate from Baylor University, and Rachel will soon graduate from the University of North Texas. (Sarah and Rachel are twins!)  A great way to make my day is for me to get to spend time with them!

When I’m not teaching, I love just hanging out at home, or as I’ve already mentioned, spending time with my family.  I have three fur babies named Bella, Phoebe, and Boo.  I love to road bike, play my flute, and sew quilt blocks. I attend Lamar Avenue Church of Christ where I assist with the youth group and also work in the after school and summer day care program (Latch Key).