HomeTown:

• Don't really have one....moved ever three years. I have lived in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Florida, Arkansas, and Illinois.
  

Education:

• B.S., Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1999
• M.A.T., Physical Science, National-Louis University, 2004
  

Jobs in Previous Lives:

• Director of Housing Learning Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 1996-2001
• Animal Intern, Walt Disney World, Orland, Florida,1998-1999
  
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR 2001-2003
• a variety of other jobs, such as...sandwich artist, museum educator, Sunday school teacher, animal husbandry, dog trainer
  

Benito Juarez Community Academy:

• Years taught at BJCA 5
• Courses Taught:  Regular Chemistry, Conceptual Physics, Honors Chemistry, AP Chemistry
• JV Softball Coach
• After-school tutoring
• Local School Council

Awards:

• Suave Performance Plus Award 2006
• National Honor Roll's Outstanding American Teachers 2005-2006
• Oppenheimer Grant  Not All Heavy Metal Rocks! (Lead testing in Pilsen)-2006-2007

Professional Interests:

• Inquiry base learning
• Community projects
  
• Alternative Assessment Strategies  
• American Association of Physics Teachers
• National Science Teachers Association
• American Chemical Society

Personal Interests:

• Hiking
• Fishing
• Movies
• Travel
• Cultural programs
• Volunteer at Anti-Cruelty Society

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