About the Teacher

I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Felician College (now Felician University) in May '04 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education (K-8) and Psychology.  I have a certification for Kindergarten through 8th grade with a special PreK through 3rd grade certification.  I have been trained in Orton-Gillingham as well as the Superkids Reading Program.  I have attended various workshops for my professional development which include training in the Common Core for Math, Language Arts, and Science, Smart Board/Promethean Board and iPad use in the classroom, and many others pertaining to a Catholic School classroom.   I am also a Google Certified Educator.

I am so blessed to have taught at Academy of Our Lady since I graduated from Felician.  I am dedicated to our school which is truly, my home away from home.  Over the years I have strived to become involved in various areas that help better our school community. 

• Since 2005 I have assisted and trained my colleagues in the technology our school uses: Google Education Tools (Classroom, Slides, Drive, Mail, Forms, Docs, Meet), Smart Boards, Promethean Boards, iPads, Website, ELMOs, Zoom, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
• I have been the Safety Coordinator for Academy of Our Lady since 2014. 
• I have run the St. Jude's fundraiser since 2012 where we have raised over $196,000 for the kids and families of St. Jude's. 
• Mrs. Pardo and I have run our school's Faculty Fund on behalf of our faculty and staff since 2015. 
• In 2022/23 I helped run the school's Yearbook Club with Ms. Buckman. 
• Also in 2022/23, along with three other teachers, I ran the Service Learning Committee where we helped our students and families find ways to give back to those less fortunate than us. 
• Over the summer of 2020 I was part of the Reopening Committee that helped our school reopen safely after the pandemic hit. 
• I have been part of the Handbook Committee since it began to help guide our students and parents in our school's procedures and policies.