Faculty

I am so excited to welcome you to first grade! This school year will be my eighth year teaching first grade and my seventeenth year at St. Monica Catholic School. I attended Wayland Baptist University and received my BSIS in Elementary Education. I enjoy reading, listening to music, watching baseball, and spending time with my family, especially my dogs Judge and Josie. I am very excited to share my Catholic Faith with your student. I am very proud to call St. Monica’s my home and am very excited to share the abundant joy we have here with new families and to welcome back returning students and families.

In 1988, I graduated from Plano East Senior High School in Plano, Texas. I graduated from St. Mary's University here in San Antonio in 1992 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in reading. I am also certified to teach Gifted and Talented classes. I taught for the North East Independent School District from the Fall of 1993 to December of 2021, at which time I retired from the public school system. I taught third grade for two of those years, fourth grade for two of those years, and I spent the other 24 ½ years teaching fifth grade. I was pleased to join the St. Monica Catholic School Family in September of 2022. I enjoy teaching and look forward to a fun and exciting school year.

I graduated from Trinity University with a BA in History and the Humanities and an MA in Teaching. After college, I taught English-as-a-Foreign-Language in Kumamoto City, Japan and then elementary school in Southside ISD. After my first child was born, I spent fourteen years at home-- raising children (5), publishing educational materials, and teaching childbirth classes. When it was time for my oldest to start kindergarten, we found St. Monica and were instantly impressed with the warmth and professionalism of the teachers. When my youngest was in pre-k, God steered me back to the classroom myself. I currently teach integrated social studies and language arts courses in the middle school. St. Monica Catholic School has provided a strong foundation for my own children and I love being a part of this strong faith-filled community.

My approach to teaching is captured by one of my favorite sayings: “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”  Whatever is happening in the classroom, I want my students to know that I care about them, and I am committed to helping them succeed.  After I retired from the Air Force, I began teaching in Catholic schools first in California and then in San Antonio, and I have continued on that path for the past ten years.  I have a Master’s Degree in Religion from Duke University and a Master of Science Degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology.  My wife has taught in Catholic schools for more than 16 years, my two children went to Catholic schools, and I am convinced that there is no better place for students to learn.  I am excited to be a part of the spirit-filled atmosphere here at St. Monica’s.  I know we will have a great year.