About Me

While I was born and raised in New Jersey, I now consider my home to be Virginia. I grew up in northern NJ and moved to Richmond, VA to attend college at the University of Richmond. After graduating with my Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration I spent 5 years at Capital One working in a variety of roles including Business Systems Analyst and IT Project Manager. During volunteer hours reading with children at the Richmond YMCA, I realized my passion was not in business but instead in working with children. After completing a teacher licensure program in the evenings, I became a 1st grade teacher in Henrico County Public Schools in VA. 

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I was fortunate to teach for 3 years before starting a family of my own.  While I wouldn't trade anything for the opportunity I had to be at home with my three children, I am so grateful I made it back into the classroom to do what I love. In 2020, I decided to get my Masters in Ed. with a Reading Specialist Certification in order to hone my skills in my favorite subject to teach--Reading. I am now working as a Reading Interventionist, and am so grateful to be able to share my passion and excitement for the Science of Reading with my students!