I completed my B.S. in Family Studies with a Nursery School – Kindergarten concentration in 1990 from UNH. Since then I have taken a few graduate courses and plan on pursuing my Master’s Degree in the near future. I am a member of NAEYC and EEIN as well as a member of the Diversity Committee here at the center.

I have been teaching here at the CSDC since 1990 with the first sixteen years being in the Preschool I classroom with three and four year old children. In August of 2006 I looped to the Toddler Classroom where I am currently teaching. Every day is a new adventure as the toddlers are continuously changing.

My professional interests include the Specials Rights of all children, diversity and anti-bias curriculum. I am committed to partnering with parents when it comes to the care and education of their children. Communication between home and school on a daily basis is very important to me. Here at the center we utilize emergent curriculum, long term investigations and documentation to support children’s natural curiosity and inquiry. We believe that children have the right to explore their natural environment, self identity, self-expression and celebrate their individuality and uniqueness.

I received my New Hampshire Early Learning Credential for Lead Teacher Level four and will be applying for the Trainer, Faculty, Mentor Credential.

I graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Family Studies with a Young Child concentration and certification to teach Nursery School and Kindergarten in May 2000. I hold credentials as a Lead Teacher (Level 4) and Trainer, Mentor, Faculty (Level 2) through New Hampshire’s Child Development Bureau.

I began my professional career at CSDC in the Toddler room in the summer of 2000 and now teach in the Infant and Toddler Programs. I have also taught through the UNH’s Division of Continuing Education and presented at classes in the Family Studies Department and at workshops.

My professional interests include supporting the exploration of diversity and family culture, incorporating sign language with infants and toddlers and its effect on language acquisition, the respect of infants and young toddlers through fostering independence and developing self help skills, and examining how physical environments affect children's learning.

I completed my Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education with teacher certification N-3 and a minor in special education at Plymouth State University in 2003. I also hold the Highly Qualified Status in Early Childhood Education under the No Child Left Behind legislation. I was previously a Toddler teacher at Bright Horizon's Family Solutions, Timberland Children's Center and a preschool Lead Teacher at Strafford County Head Start before joining the CSDC in 2007. I hold a NH Early Learning Lead Teach Level #4 Credential.

My Professional interests include social/emotional development, literacy development, special education, gardening in the classroom, photography, and documentation and assessment. In my personal time, I enjoy spending time with my friends, hiking, swimming, reading, volunteering, and visiting my grandmother.