I was born and raised in Palo Alto and attended Addison, Jordan, and Palo Alto High School. I have taught for 38 years now, 17 of them in Southern California. I have been teaching in PAUSD for 17 years and love it. I have also coached Track and Field at the high school and currently "coach" the Math Club at Jordan. I've taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, as well as Junior College. I enjoy teaching at all of the levels and my love has been math. I am nationally board certified in mathematics. I also missed the Olympics in javelin throwing by six inches.