PERSONAL:

I have been teaching in the Education department at UVU since 2007 and love it.  My family and I moved from Texas, Colorado and finally Washington state to Orem in 2007 and are very excited to be raising our family.  Katrina and I have 3 children, Mckinley (pictured above at Halloween as a monkey), Lily, and Sophia.  The girls are twins and they all make life interesting for us.  We lived in Boulder CO for six years where I completed a PhD in Education in 2006 as well as my Master's degree.  One of my many passions is being in the classroom with future and current teachers.  My specialty is Multicultural Education and ESL/Bilingual Education.  I love language and culture and always enjoy the rich discussions my students and I have in our classes together.

 I have recently accepted a position as Program Director for Global/Intercultural Engagement at UVU. I now reside in the new Center for Global/Intercultural Engagement on campus and have the distinct priviledge of working with faculty and staff in issues of cultural diversity and inclusive pedagogy. 

When I'm not in the classroom or on campus I love being with my family.  We love the outdoors - camping, mt. biking, hiking, etc. I used to do a lot more of that before the kids came along, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. I can't wait until Mckinley is old enough that he and I can hit the trails and go backpacking, etc.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D.       Social, Multicultural, and Bilingual Education  -  University of Colorado at Boulder  -  2006

M.A.        Spanish Education  -  University of Colorado at Boulder  -  2002

B.A.        Spanish, emphasis in teaching  -  Minor  -  Business  -  University of Texas at Austin  -  2000

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & ENDORESMENTS:

Profession Educator License  -  Secondary Education  -  State of Utah  -  Current

Spanish Endorsement  -  Current

ESL Endorsement  -  Current

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

UVU  -  CGIE Director - 2012-present

UVU  -  Co-Chair Student Success and Retention  -  2010-present

UVU  -  Latino Educators of Tomorrow  -  2010-present

UVU  -  Graduate Procedures Committee - 2008-present

STATE COMMITTEES:

Utah NAME - Board Member - 2010-present

USOE - ESL Committee - 2011-present

GRANTS:

Principle-Investigator - ImPACT grant: "Native American, Latino, At-Risk Youth ImPACT Expansion Program

Consultant and Grant Evaluator - NSF grant: "Cyber-Information Team Implementation Project: Native American Regional IT Development Project (NA-CIT)"