This is my 31st year teaching and working in the Mukilteo School District.   I have been at Columbia for 14 years and prior to that I taught 5th grade for 17 years.  I taught at Fairmount (5 yrs.) and Horizon (12 yrs.).   I graduated in 1989 from WSU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elemenatary Education and Physical Education.   I have two children, Payton (26) and Haley (23).  My husband and I enjoy spenidng time gardening, spending time with our dog Tikki, walking and hiking and vacationing.