List of 12 frequently asked questions.

• My primary role at Thacher

  Honors Psychology teacher and dorm head of Casa.

• Favorite job perks

  Amazing students, the weather, fresh oranges and avocados, the wonderful Dining Hall staff and Maintenance Department, the views.

• I knew I wanted to work at Thacher when

  I visited for the first time. I felt so at home.

• Since you asked me to brag, here's the professional accomplishment I'm most proud of

  When my senior advisees told me that I “...empower girls to be the strong and independent girls that they truly are.”

• When not in the teaching I can be found

  Out on a morning run, walking our dog, or watching sports (my kids’ games, Thacher events, the Sox/Pats/Celtics).

• Favorite place at Thacher

  Our back patio (on the couch, in the outdoor shower, at the table with good company and good food) around sunset.

• Favorite place on earth

  Queenstown, New Zealand; Vancouver, British Columbia; Flathead Lake, Montana; Ojai.

• Favorite place in my imagination

  Singing Thunder Road with Bruce Springsteen.

• The book, movie, work of art, or piece of music I cannot imagine life without

  My playlists; our family sabbatical photo project; A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving).

• Hardly anybody knows that I

  Lived in Georgia for five years growing up and had a thick southern accent. All it takes is about five minutes of conversation with someone from the south or an episode of Friday Night Lights and I’m throwing “y’all” around like I never left.

• What I wanted to be when I grew up (when I was 10)

  A photojournalist.

• What I want to be when I grow up (now)

  As thoughtful, giving, energetic, and beloved by her children as my mom.