School: Early Childhood Academy at Perry Township Education Center

Grade/Subject: Pre-K

Education Background: Bachelor of Science from University of Nevada, Las Vegas & Masters in Education from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA

Why did you become a teacher? I fell in love with teaching Pre-K, so I decided to continue my education to work as a elementary teacher.

What goals do you have for your students? My biggest goal for them is that they are kind and can manage their own social interactions.

Name you favorite band or musician. Led Zeppelin

What is something your students might be surprised to learn about you? I love to do Zumba.

Choose one and explain why: Oscar, Olympic gold or Showcase Showdown. Oscar because teaching is putting on a show

Name 3 people — living or dead — who you would like to invite to dinner. Albert Einstein, and Eleanor Roosevelt, and Elie Wiesel

When you were a kid, what were your career aspirations? To be a mother