In 1988 I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Child Development from California State University Stanislaus. In 1990 I received my teaching credential in Elementary Education from California State University Fullerton. I am a certified Language Development Specialist in the State of California. My teaching career began at Valencia Park Elementary School in Fullerton, California in 1990. I taught a total of eight years, four years in 1st grade and four years in Kindergarten.  have recently re-entered the teaching field after spending seven years at home with my three children.