I am a native Houstonian who grew up on the South side of Houston. I am happily married and have 3 beautiful girls and a fur-baby named Bella. Both of my parents were educators in HISD for about 30 years each (Mom was a 4th/5th grade teacher; Dad was a Biology teacher, then asst. principal, then principal (at E.O. Smith High School) and then became a lieutenant in the HISD police department) and I share their passion for education.

I earned my Bachelor’s in Music Performance on Viola from Sam Houston State University and later earned my Master’s in Education from Houston Baptist University. Although my college orchestra director wanted me to study to become an orchestra director, my desire to see kids become all they can be became my passion. I had the privilege of being the orchestra director at Albright Middle School and Elsik High School (both Sweeptakes winning groups!). After having my first daughter, I served at Bruce Elementary Fine Arts Academy for 18 years, as the violin teacher and later as the Magnet Coordinator.