Principal

I am proud to serve as principal of Churchill Elementary School. I have served as the principal at Orenic Intermediate School, Troy School District 30c, since 2013.  Prior to that, I was an elementary school principal for five years in Lombard, Illinois. I began my education/teaching career in 1995 as a middle school social studies teacher.  I also have received certifications in the following:  Chief School Business Official, 75 Administrative/Supervisory Certificate, and 09 Grades 6-12 Social Studies and I have a B.A. in History from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana; an Illinois Teacher Certification from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois; a M.A. Educational Leadership from Aurora, Illinois; and a M.S. School Business Administration from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois.

I am so excited to be a part of the Churchill Elementary School community!  I believe all children will learn and grow given a supportive and challenging environment.  I have spent the last 21 years at Clifford Johnson Elementary School in Warrenville in CUSD200.  For the last 15 years I was a 4th grade teacher, and prior to that I was a kindergarten teacher for 5 years and an EL teacher for 1 year.  Before teaching in CUSD200, I worked in East Aurora District 131 as a bilingual Title 1 teacher for 2 years. I love seeing students grow and achieve, and am amazed at how their brains work.  I recently graduated from Aurora University in 2021 with a Masters of Educational Leadership.  In 2000 I received a Masters or Arts in Teaching with Certification from Aurora University, and in 1994 I graduated from Northwestern University with a double major in English Literature and Hispanic Studies.  I feel ready to learn from the amazing staff at Churchill Elementary School and am committed to working collaboratively to make sure every child grows.