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I am a native of Richmond, Virginia, where I have
lived most of my life. I was educated in the public school here and
graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1962 with a major in
Biology. I immediately began teaching in the public school here, and
after four years went back full-time to graduate school at the University of
Richmond, completing my master degree in Biology in 1972. My thesis
research was on the effect of DDT on an ATPase found in killyfish. I
returned to teaching in an independent school here and taught until
1981. I took off four years to stay home with my children who were born
15 months apart (whew!). In 1985, I began teaching at St. Catherine's
School where I continue to teach today. I teach Chemistry and AP Biology
in the Upper School, and am department chair for science, JK-12. I also
hold a Master Teacher Chair in Science. St. Catherine's is a part of the
Virginia Episcopal Church diocesan schools. It is a JK-12 school of
about 750 girls with boarding in the upper school. We coordinate with St.
Christopher's, a boys school down the street, so the science courses are co-ed
in upper school. In addition to my teaching duties, I sponsor the senior
class and the Prefects (the senior leadership group). It is a wonderful
place to work--great colleagues and great students, in a beautiful facility.
Outside of school, my life has revolved around my family. My husband, Christopher is part of a two-man general law practice. My son, Paul will be entering his junior year at the Naval Academy where he plays lacrosse. My daughter, Rebecca, graduated from St. Catherine's this June and will enter the University of Notre Dame this fall. She played lacrosse and filed hockey here, so we have seen a lot of lacrosse and hockey games the past 6 or 7 years. Our family attends the Cathedral (Roman Catholic). My husband and I both run regularly and bike occasionally. We have enjoyed camping, whitewater canoeing, and back packing in the past and look forward to getting back into those activities soon--since we won't be supervising teenagers on a day to day basis! I love to read and sometimes in the summers I have a chance to do some needlepointing. In the summer, I usually manage to take a course or workshop in either chemistry or biology. I also teach a short course on DNA o the residents of Westminister-Canterbury as a part of a summer program out school has for senior citizens--they are wonderful students! I consider myself a very fortunate person to have such a rewarding career and supportive family. |
