FACS
I began teaching Family & Consumer Sciences at ACHS in 2018. Prior to that I spent a few years as a substitute teacher in addition to being a consumer journalist covering baby & family. My additional duties at ACHS include FCCLA chapter adviser, Career & Technical Education Coordinator, and freshman IPS coordinator.
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My husband is from Anderson County, which is how I ended up here. His freshman year was at the old high school, where the Ray Meyer gym is now, before everyone moved over to the current school. You can see his name and picture on some of the boards and plaques around the school.
We have 5 kids. Maya is in her first year of college at K-State. Hannah, Levi, and Hershyl are currently at ACHS. Collin is at GES. Our family sometimes hosts exchange students, so we have had “extra” kids from Germany, Austria, Finland, France, Wales, Thailand, and Bolivia. We live on a farm, and have 3 dogs (Mark, Aero, & Magnum), 2 cats (Earl Grey & Felix) and a female duck named Marshall.
I’m excited to be teaching Family & Consumer Science at ACHS! This is my third year in the high school classroom. Prior to teaching, I was a consumer journalist for 13 years, teaching people how to evaluate and compare products, how to plan for a baby, how to keep children safe, and much more. In addition to writing, I have owned and operated a custom machine quilting business and taught English lessons online to Chinese students. I have also been a substitute teacher in USD 365.
I was born in Manhattan, but moved to the East coast as a very small child. I grew up right outside of Washington D.C. and on the beach in Ft. Myers, Florida. My family moved back to Kansas when I was in high school.
In my free time, I enjoy baking, reading, and traveling. With a large, busy family, though, I don’t have much free time these days. I was on the rowing team in high school and in college, and I look forward to the day ACHS has a rowing team, as well!