More about me.....

Immediately after graduating college, I landed a job at Sun Microsystem working in a very high paced, competitive tech environment.  Although I learned a lot and worked with amazing people, I also let my body go and gained significant weight.  I was not living a very healthy lifestyle.  As I pushed harder in my work life, I sacrificed my body.  Realizing this became the beginning of a journey that would lead me to living my dream.  I did some volunteer work in schools through Sun Microsystems (which lit the fire to want to be a teacher) and was fortunate enough to meet a few people who loved mountain biking.  I started riding with them on the weekends and before you know it, I was addicted.  Mountain biking lead to road cycling, triathlons, marathon running, backpacking and long endurance events.  At this point, the question became, how can I chase my love of teaching with a love of fitness-- becoming a Physical Education Teacher.  As I start my 17th year of full time teaching I realize every day that I am truly living my dream.  I get to influence and role model the value of living an active, healthy lifestyle.  I have planted many seeds and have made it my life long mission to not only take care of myself, but live and model the type of lifestyle that I want adolescent teenagers to live themselves. "Live the Dream and everything else will fall in place...." 

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