I was born here in Phoenix, AZ a while ago... I went to Squaw Peak Elementary, Creighton Middle School, Camelback and Arcadia High School, UofA and Portland State. I did my Montessori training at MINW in Oregon. I taught at Childpeace Montessori in Portland, OR for a year before moving to Switzerland, where I taught at two different Montessori Schools over a period of 6 years. I then returned to Phoenix and have been with Villa Montessori since 2005. My first daughter attended Villa from toddlers through 8th grade. She is now at NAU and my second daughter started in the primary and is now in the 5th grade.