My Professional Accomplishments 

• 25+ years of Teaching Experience .(Before teaching at NPE, I was a high school Spanish teacher in Mansfield, Texas, and several South Carolina cities. )
• Member of the  Nurture Den
• Gifted and Talented Endorsed

My Professional Passions & Strengths 

• Encouraging students to be  life-long learners of languages.
• Engaging all learners using mulitple strategies and instructional tools.
• Enjoying each day with my students and celebrating their success.

About me and my personal passions

I am a native to South Carolina and have  lived in  seven of its wonderful cities and towns along with two cities in Texas. My out of country travel experiences include Mexico, Ecuador, Nova Scotia, Canada and China.My husband is Christopher Maron and we have four lovely daughters: Kourtney, Kelly, Kassy and Kristy. Our family has one dog a black lab/mountain Cur mix . .I enjoy spending time with my family, going to  my church, watching movies, reading, walking, hiking and camping.