I began my teaching career in 1971 in a small town in north Idaho. I came to John Swett in the fall of 1980 as the Band Director. During my career at JSHS, I have taught music, US and World History, Social Studies, ROP classes in PhotoShop and Microsoft Office, I was the yearbook teacher for 24 years, taught the Journalism class that published the school paper, and was the varsity softball coach for two years. I retired in 2009, but was asked to return to the classroom to teach ROP PhotoShop and Microsoft Office.