Where and what do you teach?
Stillwater Area High School; General Biology, ML Biology
What issue are you most looking forward to working on as a Governing Board member?
Improving the quality and value of becoming/being an educator in MN
What is your favorite thing about being an educator?
The opportunity to both be and make the changes necessary for becoming a more aware, critically thinking, just, and compassionate society.
Outside of the classroom, what’s something you like to do?
Hanging with family, creative house projects; growing apple trees; writing curriculum
How have you worked in union to overcome a professional challenge?
Negotiating for my local; lobbying for equitable pensions for Tier 2 teachers; acknowledging and supporting marginalized students without fear of retribution; encouraging careers in education through the funding of future educator grants