Back to Home Page
(unit calendar, notes, worksheets, labs, keys, etc.)
Course Information (syllabus)
About the Teacher & Study Links (you are here)
Much of my childhood was spent on the road between Texas and New York,
visiting relatives of my father's family in the southern states. I
have many fond memories of time with my great-grandmother and
grandmother, hearing stories of their childhoods in Texas, and
learning to crochet, just as each of them had learned when she was
young. The maternal side of the family was scattered from Manhattan to
Pennsylvania, and we visited the city streets beneath the shadow of
the Statue of Liberty, seeing a different side of life. When we
weren't traveling somewhere else, we enjoyed the simplicity of living
in a rural area of western New York.
That road led through the Appalachian mountains, and we often stopped
for hikes in the shady woods out to amazing vistas; so perhaps it was
inevitable that I chose a college somewhere in the middle, with its
own amazing vistas.
The University of the South, or
Sewanee, as it is often known, is a unique community
with rich resources for studying natural resources, which became my
Bachelor's of Science. During and after college, I interned with the
Department of Environmental Conservation in New York, and the National
Zoo in Washington, DC. Then I embarked on an unexpected journey--I
settled in my own little town, and adventure found me there. In 1996,
I became a volunteer EMT with my local ambulance corps. In 1997 I
started working for an outdoor adventure company, and stayed with them
until 2005, when I moved to New Hampshire and worked for a private
school,
Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities, teaching wilderness medicine to outdoor enthusiasts, camping
staff, and college programs around the country. In 2007, I wanted to
be near my grandmother again, so I moved here to Texas, and began the
adventure of teaching at Creekview!