Welcome to my web site! I taught school in Kansas and New York and was an elementary school counselor in Budingen and Gelnhausen Germany before moving to North Carolina. I have 31 years combined experiences as a teacher and an elementary school counselor . I believe that teachers and school counselors are vital in the schools and teach valuable social and emotional health to children. Social Emotional Learning ( SEL) is highly correlated with success in schools and in life!
I am currently serving as the Executive Director of a non-profit 501 (c) 3 mobile puppet theater named Puppet Show Incorporated. www.puppetshowinc.org/. I am a member of the North Carolina School Counselors Association , Puppeteers of America and the Union Internationale de la Marionette. I served as the Lead Elementary School Counselor in my school district for several years and was awarded the Student Support Teacher of the Year several times within my school. I am a Nationally Board Certified School Counselor ( NBCT). I was honored with the Merit Service Award by the Department of Defense Dependent's School System ( DoDDS) in Germany for my puppet shows describing war to students whose parents were deployed.
I have written several school counseling curriculum guides to be used with students in grades K-5. The books cover a wide variety of topics and are based off of my experience working in elementary schools over the years. To see my books, please click on the Publications page.
I have presented several workshops on using puppets and simple science experiments to teach students social skills. You can find examples of my workshops on the My Workshops page link. along with videos.
I am currently serving as the Executive Director of a non-profit 501 (c) 3 mobile puppet theater named Puppet Show Incorporated. www.puppetshowinc.org/. I am a member of the North Carolina School Counselors Association , Puppeteers of America and the Union Internationale de la Marionette. I served as the Lead Elementary School Counselor in my school district for several years and was awarded the Student Support Teacher of the Year several times within my school. I am a Nationally Board Certified School Counselor ( NBCT). I was honored with the Merit Service Award by the Department of Defense Dependent's School System ( DoDDS) in Germany for my puppet shows describing war to students whose parents were deployed.
I have written several school counseling curriculum guides to be used with students in grades K-5. The books cover a wide variety of topics and are based off of my experience working in elementary schools over the years. To see my books, please click on the Publications page.
I have presented several workshops on using puppets and simple science experiments to teach students social skills. You can find examples of my workshops on the My Workshops page link. along with videos.