I grew up outside, playing, exploring, the child of parents who, each in their own way, loved the outdoors. My love of landscape evolved into paired interests of ecology and architecture. I worked- I studied tropical forest community ecology in Panama, surveyed West Nile vector biology in the Midwest, built a taxonomy of parasitoid wasps of Costa Rica.
I left academia. I hiked the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Trail, the shore of Lake Superior. What I found was a talent for educating about the landscapes I loved so much and know so well. I've been teaching ecology and natural history for five years. I take my students from classroom to mountaintop to streamside in rain and snow, in day and night. My class goes outside every day because that's where I see their motivation blossom.
Right now I'm pursuing a Master's Degree in Environmental Science and a Secondary Life Sciences Teaching Certificate at Antioch University in New Hampshire. I returned to school because I was excited to learn from other teachers, to explore the educational landscape I've integrated into, and to practice the best ways to support my students.
I followed my feet, and they led where they led.