I have been hitting the Hawaiian beaches for fourteen years now.  I moved to Kauai just after college graduation in Rochester, New York, and I have not looked back!  I do not miss those long, cold winters.  On Kauai, I began my career as an elementary special education teacher.  I moved to Oahu after four years and became a teacher of the visually impaired and an orientation and mobility specialist for Central Oahu District.  I moved to the Educational Specialist Hearing/Vision position here at the Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind in October, 2007.  All of the teachers and students have been fantastic and very supportive.  I have enjoyed learning more about Deaf culture and ASL.  Thanks for your patience as I improve my ASL skills!

I enjoy going to the gym and the beach and spending time with friends when not at work.  I feel very lucky to live in Hawaii and be able to take advantage of all it has to offer.  I also love to travel around the nation and the world.  I go back to New York twice a year to visit my family and take other trips when I can.  I went to Italy just before coming to HCDB and look forward to returning to Europe soon.