EDUCATION
“Say what you mean and mean what you say.”
Graduate English Certification:
Colorado State University, 2019
National Board Certification:
Literacy and Language Arts, 2011
Masters of Education:
English as a Second Language
University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005
Licensure: Elementary Education
Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Photography
University of Colorado at Denver, 1996
ENDORSEMENTS: Colorado Dept. Education
• Elementary Education
• English as a Second Language K-12
Life Before Thomas Jefferson High School
I have been teaching in Denver Public Schools since 1998. I have taught at Garden Place Academy and Beach Court Elementary. I am a native to Denver, Colorado. My husband, also a public educator, and I have graduated our two children through Denver Public Schools. In my free time, I love gardening, cooking, fishing, reading, and writing. I also enjoy traveling. This past summer my husband and I traveled to Valencia, Spain. We enjoyed immersing ourselves in the culture and architecture of the region. Latin American and Ethnic studies are also a passion of mine. I especially enjoy reading Latin American literature that weaves magical realism into stories to turn the mundane into the maravilloso. This year I am teaching Introduction to Ethnic Studies through the University of Colorado, Introduction to Chicana/o Studies through Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Latina/o Literature through Arapahoe Community College. Students in these classes will earn concurrent enrollment credits for high school, as well as, college. Teaching and learning are important to me because I have witnessed first-hand the power of education and its potential to become the greatest equalizer.