Education:

BA English from Mount Saint Mary College

MS Secondary Education Mount Saint Mary College

Student-Taught at Valley Central and Ketchum

First Job: Alternative program at Valley Central

Next Job: Beacon High School grades 9 and 10

Currently: Goshen High School grades 9 and 12

I am married with two dogs: Brutus (Boxer) and Marlin (Min. Schnauzer).  We all live in a cottage in New Paltz, NY, next to my parents.  I have one sister and one nephew.

Athletics: I love soccer.  I played on my high school Varsity team as well as my college team where I broke the scoring record during my junior year. 

I also enjoy outdoor activities: biking, hiking, and gardening.

Reading: I love to read!  Although, when I was younger, my interests were more in sports.  Today, however, I can sit for hours reading a great novel.

Traveling: If I could travel every year, I would.  I have been to the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Mexico, England, Ireland, and France.  France was always my dream!  I cried at the sight of the twinkling Eiffel Tower.

Favorite Literature:

Voltaire's                       Candide

Charlotte Bronte's         Jane Eyre

Jane Austin's                 Pride and Prejudice

George Orwell's           1984

Maya Angelou's            I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Charles Dicken's          A Tale of Two Cities

Alan Paton's                Cry the Beloved Country

Remarque's                 All Quiet on the Western Front

Khaled Hosseini's        The Kite Runner

Anita Diamant's          The Red Tent

Sue Monk Kidd's        The Secret Life of the Bees

Chinua Achebe's         Things Fall Apart

John Steinbeck's         Of Mice and Men

Sophocles'                  Antigone (drama)

Shakespeare's             Hamlet (drama)

Mark Haddon's           The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time