OTHER ACTIVITIES

2018 RAND FOUNDATION NATIONAL TEACHER PANEL

I am honored to have been selected for this national representative teacher panel that "provides unique sources of accurate information about teachers’ and school leaders’ evolving knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and about the conditions in which they work."  You can learn more about it here.

2014-2016 CAREGIVER FELLOW, ELIZABETH DOLE FOUNDATION

"Dole Caregiver Fellows are the heart and soul of the Foundation. They are military caregivers, carefully selected each year from across the country to represent the Foundation. Each class consists of approximately 50 Fellows, who serve a two-year term." I was honored to be selected to represent Oklahoma as part of the 2014 Class of Fellows. You can learn more about the Foundation on their website.

2013-2016 TRI-CITY SOCCER ASSOCIATION TEAM COACH

For 4 seasons, I was privileged to coach an amazing group of young athletes, the Super Girls, playing recreational soccer.  Being a soccer coach taught me a lot about interacting with parents and students, and immensely helped prepare me for becoming a teacher.  I learned the affect a positive attitude can have on even the worst of situations, the importance of being able to adjust to circumstances and change course as needed, and most of all, I learned the joy of directing and focusing young peoples efforts and energies and seeing them celebrate the reward for all of their hard work.