I am a MSU alumna who fell in love with Bozeman’s people, mountains, and rivers.  I am the mother of a sixth and third grader in the Bozeman School District.  I routinely volunteer at and serve on the board of the Longfellow Elementary school PAC. 

I am a product of public schools and earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology.  I have spent the past 15 years working as a professor in the education department at MSU; teaching countless educators who teach classrooms in Montana and beyond. 

When I am not working you will find me out for an early morning run, cheering on the Bobcats, on a chair lift at Bridger Bowl, attending church, trying to catch a fish on my fly rod, and driving my kids to (and from) dance, track, art club, Jui Jitsu, flag football, and swimming lessons. 

I feel truly grateful to be living life and raising my kids in Bozeman, Montana.