I began my teaching career in 1999 at Hawthorne High School where I took over a maternity leave position and taught Honors Biology I, General Science, and Practical Life Science.  The following year, in 2000, I joined the Bogota Buc family at the Jr/Sr High School.  Over the course of my tenure, I have taught: 8th-grade Health, Integrated Biology I, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensics, Nutritional Science, and Engineering.  I was the boy's head track and field coach from 2012 up until the end of the 2022 spring season.

     I became the Department Chair in 2010 and have since assisted the district in curriculum development, new course creation, and the mentoring of new staff.