I always knew I wanted to share my enthusiasm for science, even when I was a very young kid. I earned a bachelor’s in physics and education from Juniata College in 2007, and immediately began my career as a high school science teacher. During my 9 year tenure at the Liberal Arts & Science Academy in Texas, I created two new courses, earned my master’s degree in science & engineering education from the University of Texas at Austin, earned my National Board certification in adolescent and young adult science, served for six years as a board member for the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools, was a two-time “teacher of the year” award recipient, and was honored with the Terman Scholastic Award for Teaching from Stanford University’s School of Engineering. After a two year stint teaching physics and astronomy at Juniata College and a brief return to high school physics, I arrived at Tufts University CEEO (Center for Engineering Education and Outreach) where I developed and taught outreach programs and workshops for educators as well as students in all grade levels for engineering design, electronics, and LEGO robotics. I then became a project manager for the CEEO’s involvement in the LEGO Foundation’s Tech and Play initiative. In addition to working at Tufts, during the “COVID Years” I also did freelance science curriculum development and review for WGBH Boston and NASA, as well as LEGO Education.

Currently, I teach science and engineering and manage the makerspace at the Acera School in Winchester, MA. I do everything from teaching kids how to invent with Arduino to managing the tools and materials in our world-famous “Innovation Lab”. Come check it out and I’ll give you a tour.

Whew! So yeah, I keep pretty busy.