Administration Staff

Interests: Kids, gardens, pets and other things that grow with care.
Things that make me smile: The sound of kids playing and learning.
Educational Philosophy: Schools and parents are partners in educating children.
Favorite Part of My Job: Visiting classrooms when class is in session.
My Hero: Marcus Aurelius
What I value Most: Finding meaning in the challenges of life.

Interests: I enjoy trying out new recipes, especially Italian, Mediterranean and Asian fusion. I also love to exercise, go to hockey games, and play music.
Things that make me smile: Traveling to see my family back east, anything involving dachshunds, Ovechkin breaking records for the Washington Capitals.
Educational Philosophy: To truly make a lasting impact in our students’ lives, we must cultivate open-mindedness, patience, and an enduring commitment to learning. The journey of education is, at its core, a lifelong pursuit of growth and understanding.
Favorite Part of My Job: Coming into school each morning and seeing our students’ smiling faces. The fact that they love being here at NMIS is testament to the amazing work our teachers are doing.
My Hero: My step-grandfather. He was a selfless man who dedicated his life to helping and saving others as an EMT.
What I Value Most: Honesty, integrity, and compassion.

Interests: Audiobooks, crocheting, knitting, word puzzles.
Things that make me smile: Sarcasm, hugs from students, hearing/seeing people value people with disabilities.
Favorite Part of My Job: Problem solving with parents and other staff to help students succeed.
My Hero: Barack Obama.
What I value Most: Equity and respect.

Interests: New Mexico’s rich culture and landscapes, making our state so special. You’ll find me salsa dancing, practicing yoga or Pilates, or enjoying the outdoors through camping, hiking, boating, and skiing.
Things that make me smile: Fun times with my family and close friends. Hearing our students speaking Spanish in their first year or showing kindness and compassion to others that they recognize as different from themselves. I am grateful for a career that I love, that supports our students, families, and staff and community.
Favorite part of my job: Working with a dedicated team managing finance, operations, data, and facilities, ensuring our school runs smoothly and supports our amazing students and staff. Seeing NMIS continue to grow from a few desks, pens and 75 five to seven year olds in 2011 to over 430 students through 8th grade.
My hero: I have two– My dad, who impressed on me the importance of hard work and honesty, and my husband, always kind, thoughtful and always has my back. Their example pushes me to be better every day.
What I value most: Honesty, hard work, compassion and loyalty

Interests: Baseball, Family, Travel.
Things that make me smile: Baseball, Family, Travel.
Educational Philosophy: Being open to all learning is the pathway to enlightenment.
Favorite Part of My Job: Getting to know students.
My Hero: Mom.
What I value Most: Perseverance

Interests: Basically anywhere there’s water—beaches, lakes, or unexpected puddles. spontaneous adventures , top-secret dance sessions when no one’s looking, and a passion for making people laugh.
What makes me smile: My daughter, random acts of kindness, dry humor that tiptoes in quietly, and the little everyday moments—like warm coffee, good timing, and socks without holes.
Favorite part of the job: The students, who keep me humble… and the co-workers, who understand the true power of caffeine and camaraderie.
My hero: Definitely my daughter. She doesn’t know it yet, but I’m just waiting for her to accept her lifetime achievement award in awesomeness.
What I value most: The little things—because they’re sneaky like that and turn out to be the big things in disguise.

Interests: Family, design, photography, art, dancing, hiking (sometimes).
Things that make me smile: Having time with my daughters, dancing (country), concerts and nature.
Educational Philosophy: “Making questions can take you to Rome” I believe that asking questions is seeking knowledge, and knowledge is power.
Favorite Part of My Job: Interacting with the parents and students!
My Hero: My daughters.
What I value Most: My daughters.

Interests: Reading, hiking, site-seeing, learning new things.
Things that make me smile: Hearing kids’ stories while they’re in the health office.
Favorite part of my job: Learning to know students.
My hero: My grandmother.
What I value most: Honesty.

Interests: Reading, traveling and when we have time watching movies.
What makes me smile: My family, watching my sons play soccer and baseball, the changing of seasons and animals.
Favorite part of the job: The students; they make me smile with their unique personalities and youthfulness.
My hero: My Grandpa, he was the most authentic person I ever knew.
What I value most: My family, health and kindness.