I am a graduate of Wenatchee Valley Community College and Heritage University, in Washington State, where I completed a degree in Education (K-8), and teaching endorsements in Biology (4-12); and in Reading (K-12) through Gonzaga University. I continued my education earning a Masters in Science/Science Education at Montana State University (Bozeman), and a Master’s in Special Education at Washington State University. I have been a teacher of Science and Mathematics, in junior (middle) and high school, and have specialized in classroom tutoring of Mathematics (HQ-highly qualified) and Reading since 1997. I love to understand something I have struggled to comprehend, and so I enjoy tutoring students to achieve a breakthrough in understanding and accomplishment. Prior to becoming a teacher I was a business owner and licensed contractor producing rock and gravel and building roads. I am an enthusiastic proponent of Education – my own and others – Education improves our own skills and also increases what we offer to others. Aside from teaching and learning I enjoy outdoor recreation – bicycling, pickle ball, swimming and sculling (rowing a long slender craft with very long oars), attending baseball games with family, and a sociable game of chess.

Family; reading/writing, singing; travel, art and architecture, mining and minerals; and outdoor recreation: bicycling, hiking, swimming, sculling (rowing).