About Me

In many ways I'm a "Jack of all trades". While I hold both a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Biology from the University of Akron and a Teaching Certificate for Life Science, my work history has been diverse.  I have worked as a Veterinary Tech, Pharmacy Tech, Volunteer Coordinator, Water Front Director at Girl Scout Camp – in charge of swimming, canoeing, creeking, and lifeguard training, an Environmental Educator and an Aquatic Entomologist – identifying bugs found in streams.  I spent 14 years as a Girl Scout Leader and also have held the job of ‘Mom’ long enough for all three of my children to survive to adulthood.

Before my children all grew up!

Some of my Girl Scouts in the pool at Ledgewood

 I have been working as a Substitute Teacher in Cuyahoga Falls for the past six years  where I have taught everything from band to chemistry.  I have learned and/ or shared my knowledge in many classrooms, where sometimes I have to take a crash course through the teacher manual to remember how to do problems (trigonometry of circles), so that I can assist students more than ‘babysit’ them.  I find the challenge of remembering lessons from decades ago to be invigorating, as well as learning new things (history since the American Civil War was NEVER covered in any of my years of education!) to be fascinating.

In my down time I enjoy hanging out with my husband.  We like to go camping, hiking, canoeing, and biking. We also play in a local concert band – New Horizons of Summit and Stark Counties. I’m also learning to play Highland drums for a bagpipe band that my husband is part of.  We also enjoy going to Medieval Faires – in costumes that I made for the entire family, and even took up fencing for awhile. I was the costumer for the M & M Show Choir for two years and have altered 10 bridesmaid dresses in the past two years.  I have a passion for creating and have worked with stained glass, polymer clay, wire and beading, quilting, painting, and most other forms of art and crafts. Add to that my attempts at gardening, my love of reading, my passion for creating and my addiction to World of Warcraft and perhaps you will get a glimpse of who I am.

To avoid Ticks, the CDC recommends

staying out of tall grass, but the GPS

 said the geocahe was IN that tall grass, and so.....