2018-19 is my 28th year of teaching, 1 year at UAB, 3 years at John Carroll High School, and now  my 24th year at MBHS.  Chairperson for Language Arts, I am Nationally Board Certified with Masters Degrees in both English and Education.  I teach both AP Literature for 12th graders, Dual Enrollment English 12, and Writing Enhancement 12, an elective for struggling 12th grade writers. I was also  an AP READER for the AP EXAM for 6 years and the 2002 recipient of the Ann Pritchard Award for Excellence in Teaching.