Greetings, I was born and raised in Homedale, Idaho.  I moved to Pocatello to attend Idaho State University, where I earned my Bachelor's Degree.  I had a start to my teaching career in an unlikely way by being hired as a permanent substitute teacher in 2020, and as everyone knows we did not finish that school year in the classroom.  Getting thrown into the fire allowed me to really gain a new appreciation to what it means to be a teacher.