Foothill Elementary Students and Parents:

I would like to take this opportunity to express to you my excitement about being appointed as the new principal at Foothill Elementary School.  I feel fortunate to be joining a school culture focused on student learning, a commitment to high expectations, innovation, and collaboration.  It is my intention to carry on these important traditions and practices.

To introduce myself, I have been an educator in the Alpine School District for 15 years both as a teacher and an administrator.  I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in History/English Teaching in 1994 and a Masters in Administration in 1999.  In 2007, I obtained my Doctorate from the University of Utah.

As a teacher I taught junior and senior high school History/English and created an integrated class called American Studies.  Concurrently, I taught and later served as the principal of a school for at-risk students in Provo.  During the past eight years, I have had the pleasure of working as an administrator at both Lehi Junior High and Mountain Ridge Junior High.  All of these experiences have provided me a myriad of opportunities to interact with many diverse groups of students such as those here at Foothill.

It is a privilege to become part of a school where the community works along with the classroom teachers to give every child the best educational opportunity in achieving their goals and dreams.  Foothill Elementary School is truly a special place where dreams are realized and success is achieved.  I look forward to the journey we will take together as “Foothill Explorers!”