I come from a long line of teachers including my ancestor grandma Whatmough. She was an immigrant from Ireland then a pioneer who started the first school in our state through bartering. I grew up watching my mother teach and I wanted to be just like her. I started Chrysalis Preschool and Kindergarten in 2004 When my daughter Suzy was three years old and my daughter Roxy a newborn in my arms. I have always wanted to be a teacher and to have my own school and be home with my children.

My school enrollment is open to all children, with all needs and abilities. I have three children with disabilities. I know how important it is to have teachers who understand your child and give them the best support. Last year I had the opportunity to teach a child who was nonverbal along with my own son who is nonverbal. Every new technique I was learning for my son, I was able to use to teach and learn with this sweet little guy. He started communicating with the other children on his own

I own a historic building in the downtown area of our city. I got it ten years ago, it had been sitting vacant after being abandoned for two years. It took us almost a year to renovate it, and now it is our school, with several different spaces for learning. We have a huge yard that we want to turn into a garden, for our students along with a nicer playground and a taller fence due to our location. This would be a dream come true