Seattle Public Schools

(She/Her/Hers) This is my third year teaching 1st grade at Madrona. I previously taught kindergarten for four years at Madrona. I love teaching at Madrona because of the amazing, courageous, and unique students, families, and staff that make up our community.

(She/Her/Hers) I have been part of Seattle Public Schools for over 20 years and have taught at Madrona for over 10 years.  Over the 20 + years I have taught both Special and General Education students from Pre-K to 8th grade.  I love working at Madrona because of the diversity of families, the sense of community, and I learn something new every day from our amazing students!  Madrona is also special to me as my own kids went here, and we are still connected to the Madrona community we were part of during their time here.

(She/Her/Hers) After teaching and learning abroad for 15 years, I enjoy teaching English to students here in Seattle. I speak Spanish, and some French and Japanese. Advocating for students, supporting families and continuing learning about cultures make my job interesting.

We can never truly know ourselves until we learn another language. In doing so we learn where we come from and new options of where we can go.

(She/Her/Hers) These past two years have been narrowly focused on the pandemic, so I am excited to look beyond Covid and see all of the other ways I can help promote a healthy school community. In my free time I like to garden, go camping, cross country ski and enjoy time with my husband and two girls ages 13 and 10.

(She/Her/Hers) I have worked at Madrona for five years, I received my Master of Social Work from the University of Washington. I love the vibrant community at Madrona Elementary, and I am proud to get to be a member of the Madrona team.

(She/Her/Hers) I have been teaching elementary general/choral music at Madrona since 2016.  I have a Master’s Degree in Music Education, as well as Bachelor’s degrees in music performance and music education. I also have Kodaly certification from Seattle Pacific University and NYU, Orff-Schulwerk certification from Hofstra University, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics training from Juilliard. I love living in the Northwest with my husband and two daughters!