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Education: Arizona
State University
– Walter Cronkite School
of Broadcasting ~ B.A. Broadcast Journalism, Highly Qualified Language Arts
Endorsement
Teaching Experience:
Scottsdale Unified School District Educator 7th/8th Grade Honors
English, Previous: 8th Grade Honors English and Social Studies
with Paradise Valley School District and Advanced Placement 8th
Grade Language Arts with Kyrene School District.
Hobbies:
Music,
Tennis, Spinning, Piano, Radio On-Air Talent FM 93.3 KDKB
Interests: Health & Fitness, Literature,
Writing, Theatre, Travel
Committees:
Desert
Botanical Gardens Education Advisory Committee Member
Children:
Holly
Elizabeth & Alex Ryan attend Anasazi Elementary School
Favorite Author: Margaret Atwood
Currently Reading: American Biographies
John Adams Biography
Favorite Poem:
Desiderata
by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly
amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others,
even to the dull and ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive
persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be
greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as
well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career
however humble;
it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your
business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you
to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of
the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit
to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is
clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham,
drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
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