About Me
I am the oldest of five sisters, so I grew used to being a leader early in life. I am also a first-generation college graduate. During the summer I volunteer with Camp Quest Kansas City as Director of the Leadership Track. Outside of school and work, I enjoy reading, baking, running, working out, talking about history to anyone who will listen, and hanging out with friends and family.
I am a native Kansan, but I spent a few years in Arizona when I was growing up. I graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka in May 2008. I attended the University of Kansas as a Watkins-Berger Scholar, and I graduated with a double major in history and anthropology in May 2012. I obtained my license in secondary history education from Washburn University in Topeka in May 2014. While at Washburn I was awarded the Outstanding Secondary Student Teacher award, and I also received a Recognition of Excellence Award for the Social Studies Praxis content exam. During my second year at Free State, I was a State-level recipient of the Kansas Horizon Award Program for new educators. I am currently a board member for the Kansas Council for History Education, and I began my Master's in History this fall. I am loving my fourth year as a Firebird!
I am a native Kansan, but I spent a few years in Arizona when I was growing up. I graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka in May 2008. I attended the University of Kansas as a Watkins-Berger Scholar, and I graduated with a double major in history and anthropology in May 2012. I obtained my license in secondary history education from Washburn University in Topeka in May 2014. While at Washburn I was awarded the Outstanding Secondary Student Teacher award, and I also received a Recognition of Excellence Award for the Social Studies Praxis content exam. During my second year at Free State, I was a State-level recipient of the Kansas Horizon Award Program for new educators. I am currently a board member for the Kansas Council for History Education, and I began my Master's in History this fall. I am loving my fourth year as a Firebird!