People do say if you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life. I am known as an educator at heart and have been my entire life. Professionally, I started teaching full time in 2003 and taught for 12 years before becoming a licensed school building leader. I’m currently at the American School for the Deaf as the Principal. With that said, my hard core passion is to produce a positive influence on all classrooms and instill the value of learning in every student. I am a firm believer that there is no single pedagogical approach that is the right one for every individual. In other words, not every individual learns the same way or grasps a moment of awakening on the same day. In addition, I reflect my lifelong passion in literacy and language on the design of educational program where each child shall embrace one or more of the languages that are being used in their daily lives and optimize the utilization of their languages to find their own voice and pleasure in reading which is one of the most important life long habits.

I always find myself browsing books in the library and bookstores that are pertaining to education. I try to balance my time with pleasure reading and continue my education by subscribing to the educational leadership publications and attending workshops. Even with little time I have outside work, I love coming home to my well loved and supportive family consisting of a husband, daughter and a dog. My hobbies include running, partaking in craft activities with my family, and cooking. I love coming home from work to my supportive family consisting of a husband, daughter and a dog.

My educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Deaf Education from McDaniel College, and a second Master of Science in Education / School Building Leadership from St. John’s University. I also hold a teacher certification and school administration license in tri-states such as Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.