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I have been at St. Mary's since 2016. I originally lived on a farm with my family in Ionia, but moved to Grand Rapids when I was in 6th grade. I have lived in the Grand Rapids area since then. I graduated from Aquinas College where I studied Elementary Education with a major in Language Arts and a minor in Math. During my time at Aquinas, I began working at the Spectrum Health Child Development Center where I fell in in love with the field of Early Childhood Education, and knew that I wanted to work with young children! I love to see the students in my classroom grow in self-confidence as they learn the skills to prepare them for Kindergarten! I was a Lead Preschool Teacher in Grand Rapids for five years before coming to St. Mary's. Recently, I attended Grand Valley to earn my Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction.
My husband, Joel, and I have two children together. We are members of St. Anthony of Padua in Grand Rapids. As a family we like to spend time together outside fishing, swimming, and walking with our dog. |