Early Childhood & Lower School Director of Student Success
Education
The Ohio State University - M.A., Wittenberg University - B.A.
How I #ShapeTheWorld
I can shape the world by being a positive and engaged citizen across areas of my life. By being supportive and curious, I can help my community improve.
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” -Princess Diana
My wife used to love Pinterest and I got roped into projects she found there. I now have a penny floor in my bathroom and she is banned from Pinterest forever.
Otterbein College - MBA, Cedarville University - B.S.
Favorite quote
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mary Baldwin College - M.Ed., Western Governors University - B.A., James Madison University - B.A.
Favorite quote
“Teach the children. We don't matter so much, but the children do. Show them daisies and the pale hepatica. Teach them the taste of sassafras and wintergreen. The lives of the blue sailors, mallow, sunbursts, the moccasin flowers. And the frisky ones – inkberry, lamb's-quarters, blueberries. And the aromatic ones – rosemary, oregano. Give them peppermint to put in their pockets as they go to school. Give them the fields and the woods and the possibility of the world salvaged from the lords of profit. Stand them in the stream, head them upstream, rejoice as they learn to love this space they live in, its sticks and leaves and then the silent, beautiful blossoms. Attention is the beginning of devotion.” - Mary Oliver
The Ohio State University - B.S., Columbus State Community College - A.S.
Inspired by
As a melanoma survivor, I am a huge advocate for not taking your health for granted, living a healthy and balanced lifestyle, and finding peace within yourself. I am also a mother of two young boys who inspire me every day to be better than I was yesterday.
The Ohio State University - M.A., University of Mary Washington - B.A.
Fun fact
When I studied abroad in undergrad, I volunteered at Torre Argentina Roman Cat Sanctuary which is housed in a Roman temple built in the 2nd century BCE. When I returned to the States, I brought back with me a blind cat named Sottiletta.
Stanford University - M.A., Columbia University - C.E., Kenyon College - B.A.
Favorite quote
"I think young people should not be judged by the level of their reading but by the way a book makes them think and feel. By the way it gives them hope. By the way is opens them up to new perspectives and changes them." -Jacqueline Woodson
DePaul University - M.Ed., Bowling Green State University - B.S.
Favorite quote
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela
Otterbein University - M.A., Miami University - B.S.
Inspired by
Forgiveness and second chances. Nothing inspires me to do better than experiencing forgiveness lavished on me and others who are given another opportunity.
Eastern Kentucky University - M.A., University of Kentucky - B.A.
Favorite quote
"It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for – and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool – for love – for your dreams – for the adventure of being alive." -Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Early Childhood Music and Drama Specialist/Social Emotional Learning Specialist
Education
University of Warwick - M.A., Otterbein University - B.A.
Inspired by
I’ve always been inspired by using music to help others understand and explore their own emotions. I’m also very inspired by young people chasing their passions, especially regarding social justice.
The Ohio State University - M.S., University of Massachusetts - Amherst - B.A.
How I #ShapeTheWorld
I try to bring my love of math and science and my passion and excitement for those topics with me into the classroom every day. I hope that even if it may not be a student’s favorite subject that they can see the wonder, joy, and knowledge to be learned in these pursuits.
Marshall University Graduate College - M.A., Marshall University- B.A
Favorite quote
"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." -Confucius