I am excited to start my first year teaching Health at Redwood Valley Middle School and High School. Health and Fitness has been a passion of mine for a very long time. I have a variety of experience teaching outside of the regular classroom and in the classroom. I was an Exercise Physiologist for 10 years working with cardiac rehab, pulmonary rehab, general fitness, training athletes and personal training.  I worked for the National Children’s Study, doing research, and I was a Regional Director for a daycare nutrition program.  The last two years I spent teaching Physical Education in a K-12 setting. 

My husband and I live on a farm outside of Lucan, MN. We have four kids, Katelyn (14), Samuel (11), Abi (9), and Michael (5), yes we are a busy household. As a family we are involved in Redwood Falls 4-H from showing animals (currently pigs/rabbits) to clothing and all projects in between to shooting sport and the AIS team (Aquatic Invasive Species).  In my other time I enjoy gardening and canning produce from my 30’ x 70’ garden.  Most of our summer weekends are spent camping at the lake.  Fall brings us to football, SKOL!  Winter brings about another family favorite, skiing, all 6 of us enjoy downhill skiing.