List of 12 frequently asked questions.

• My primary role at Thacher

  Director of Student Life and dorm head of Casa.

• Favorite job perks

  Incredibly thoughtful and inspirational students, the weather, fresh oranges and avocados, the views.

• I knew I wanted to work at Thacher when

  I visited for the first time. I felt so at home.

• Since you asked me to brag, here's the professional accomplishment I'm most proud of

  When my senior advisees told me that I “...empower girls to be the strong and independent girls that they truly are.”

   

  Also, the Toadal Showdown. (Kidding/Not Kidding...it was a required all-school relay race that involved 20 activities ranging from solving a Rubiks cube to doing a front flip off the diving board. It was absolutely amazing!)

• When not teaching I can be found

  Out on a morning run, cheering on the Toads, or (I hope) laughing with colleagues and friends. 

• Favorite place at Thacher

  Our back patio around sunset; the stairs going from the pergola to the dining hall; the gym with a full crowd cheering; the amphitheater -- because I love Assembly!

• Favorite place on earth

  Queenstown, New Zealand; Vancouver, British Columbia; Flathead Lake, Montana; Ojai.

• Favorite place in my imagination

  Back at The Eras Tour.

• The book, movie, work of art, or piece of music I cannot imagine life without

  My playlists; our family sabbatical photo project; A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving).

• Hardly anybody knows that I

  Lived in Georgia for five years growing up and had a thick southern accent. All it takes is about five minutes of conversation with someone from the south or an episode of Friday Night Lights and I’m throwing “y’all” around like I never left.

• What I wanted to be when I grew up (when I was 10)

  A photojournalist.

• What I want to be when I grow up (now)

  As thoughtful, giving, energetic, and beloved by her children as my mom.