I have been working with advanced learners K-12 for the past 22 years in the School District of Cambridge. I have a GT Coordinator license and a deaf and hard of hearing educator license. Mentoring teachers new to the profession has been a focus area for many years, both through the Dane County New Teacher Project and in my district. Additionally, I have been an online instructor for   the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) and the Center for Advanced Academics for many years. I am a member of the Greater Dane County Advanced Learners Network, a fellow of the Greater Madison Writing Project Teacher-Research Institutes,  a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, and a published poet.  I am passionate about helping students and educators focus on joy in a time of mandates and high-stakes testing.