Counselor 7th and 8th grade

I was born and raised in El Paso, TX.  I am a proud Loretto Academy High School and UTEP graduate.  I began my career in the Fort Worth Independent School District as a bilingual elementary school teacher and acquired my M. Ed. in counseling from Texas Christian University.  I served the Polytechnic community as a professional school counselor for fourteen years.  School counseling is my calling and I am proud to serve the students, families, and staff at Kirkpatrick Middle School.  Go wildcats!!!

Counselor

I grew up in Portland, TX outside of Corpus Christi and then moved to Irving and graduated from MacArthur High School.  Next, I graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Psychology.  My education continued at the University Of North Texas with a Masters in Education.  After my degrees, I worked to become a Licensed Professional Counselor with the state of Texas.  All of my jobs throughout the years have involved working with children with my first job as a secondary social science teacher at Brock ISD.  I have worked as a counselor at a runaway shelter and also as a Juvenile Detention Officer.  Currently, I have been a therapist for 18 years working with families and children.  Now, professional school counseling has been my career for 18 years, over 16 of the years have been at Kirkpatrick Middle School.  My favorite memory from middle school is finding a great group of friends and fishing with them on the weekends.  Since my junior high school building was hurricane proofed, it had no windows in the whole building.  Texas History is the class I liked the most.  My passion has always been working with kids and all the adventures that result. 

LSSP

I love spending time with my framily ( friends who have become family) and my dog Simba. In addition, I have several nieces and nephews who are my world. I am a proud member of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Incorporated, the first African American Greek-lettered business sorority established by African American business women In my spare time, I love reading, traveling, cooking, serving my community and spending time with my sorority sisters and framily.

Intervention Specialist