California State University, Chico
B.A. - Exercise Physiology
Minor - Latin American Studies

University of Arizona
M.Ed - Educational Psychology (School Counseling)

I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area  (actually a small town just North of the Golden Gate bridge called Mill Valley).  I attended California State University, Chico located in Northern California.  I graduated with a degree in Exercise Physiology.  After college I lived in both Lake Tahoe and the Napa Valley before finally landing in San Francisco. 

While in San Francisco, I worked as a project manager for a landscape design and build firm in Mill Valley.  During this time I began coaching High School Baseball at Tamalpais High School (my alma mater) in Mill Valley.  It was during my time as a coach that I feel in love with working with kids as a coach and mentor.  Ultimately it was my coaching experience that led me to Tucson to attend Graduate School at the University of Arizona and pursue a career in Education.  I received my Masters in Educational Psychology in 2007.  Prior to Salpointe Catholic I worked as a counselor at Sahuaro High School in Tucson.