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I am the mother of two sons, ages 18 years old and 9 years old. We live in Havertown, delaware-county">Delaware County. I am involved in several schools and educational groups. My sons play on many sports teams, so we are always cheering one or the other one. We enjoy summers at the beach, reading and enjoying the ocean, and we also do quite a bit of crabbing and fishing!
I am the youngest of 7 children and my husband is the youngest male of 11. I have well over 50 nieces & nephews with the youngest rece

About Me

As far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a teacher! I began working at a daycare center when I was in high school and decided that I was going to be an elementary teacher. As I continued to work in that daycare and then an accounting firm and a law firm, I graduated from Chestnut Hill College with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. I was already teaching for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in a 5th grade classroom, and then I moved into teaching in the public sector.

I taught all grades from 2nd to 11th at some point and in some varying degree either in the Philadelphia School District and/or Haverford School District. My longest teaching assignment was as a grade 3 teacher for 10 years at Manoa Elementary School in Haverford School District. After finishing my second run in graduate school(my first being in Biology at Drexel University), I graduated from Saint Joseph's University with a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and education/pennsylvania/philadelphia">Special Education, with Reading Specialist Certification. I then became the Reading Specialist for the Haverford Middle and High Schools.

I am a high energy, positive, goal-oriented person. I bring these qualities, along with patience and understanding, to every academic coaching and philadelphia">tutoring session that I attend. My approach to philadelphia">tutoring and coaching is to reach the student where they are, guide and reinforce what they do know, and lead them to future academic success by having them obtain a feeling of confidence in their individual abilities. I believe that each individual is made up of a multitude of talents, and it is with mentoring and encouragement that these talents come to fruition!