ABOUT ME
Originally from the south Texas border city of Laredo, I am the eldest of 3 daughters born to hard working Mexican immigrants who came to the United States in search of a better life for themselves and their families.
As small business owners, my parents instilled a strong business ethic in my sisters and I. My father owned and operated a freight forwarding business in the United States while simultaneously owning and operating a Mexican Customs House brokerage firm with offices in three different cities within Mexico. My mother, also an entrepreneur, owned and operated a daycare center out of a building behind our house during the late 1970s and early 1980s while my sisters and I were in elementary school. Later, she owned and operated a beauty salon out of that same building from the mid 80's through the mid 90's before closing down shop to help my father run his growing business. After my father's death in 2002, my mother successfully re-opened a daycare center which she currently operates. While never directly or explicitly demanding it, my parents emphasized the importance of education through their on-going personal and professional growth and development. As a result, my sisters and I are all college graduates with successful careers in rather diverse fields. My youngest sister is an engineer at IBM, while my middle sister works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
I attended a private Catholic elementary school and private parochial middle and high school. After graduation, I attended the local community college and university, all the while working in the family business to pay my own way through school.
As is often the case, I met a boy in 1996 and eventually moved away from home in 2000. We were married and had the first of our two sons, Alejandro, in 2001. Our second son, Diego, was born in 2006.
Education was not my first calling. However, as my maternal instincts became stronger, I became more and more concerned and intersted in my son's academic future. I began taking evening education courses at Texas A&M Commerce's Mesquite branch and eventually decided to seek Alternative Certification in 2004.
In 2005, I looked at McKinney ISD's website in search of a teaching job and was fortunate to interview with Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Smith at Malvern Elementary. I gave my two weeks notice at my corporate job in Southeast Dallas and have been at Malvern ever since. While I initially had a very rough start in this new working environment, it has turned out to be one of the best decisions that I ever made for myself and my family.
I look forward to my continued growth as an educator so that I may, hopefully, be a positive influence and role model in the lives of many children.
As small business owners, my parents instilled a strong business ethic in my sisters and I. My father owned and operated a freight forwarding business in the United States while simultaneously owning and operating a Mexican Customs House brokerage firm with offices in three different cities within Mexico. My mother, also an entrepreneur, owned and operated a daycare center out of a building behind our house during the late 1970s and early 1980s while my sisters and I were in elementary school. Later, she owned and operated a beauty salon out of that same building from the mid 80's through the mid 90's before closing down shop to help my father run his growing business. After my father's death in 2002, my mother successfully re-opened a daycare center which she currently operates. While never directly or explicitly demanding it, my parents emphasized the importance of education through their on-going personal and professional growth and development. As a result, my sisters and I are all college graduates with successful careers in rather diverse fields. My youngest sister is an engineer at IBM, while my middle sister works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
I attended a private Catholic elementary school and private parochial middle and high school. After graduation, I attended the local community college and university, all the while working in the family business to pay my own way through school.
As is often the case, I met a boy in 1996 and eventually moved away from home in 2000. We were married and had the first of our two sons, Alejandro, in 2001. Our second son, Diego, was born in 2006.
Education was not my first calling. However, as my maternal instincts became stronger, I became more and more concerned and intersted in my son's academic future. I began taking evening education courses at Texas A&M Commerce's Mesquite branch and eventually decided to seek Alternative Certification in 2004.
In 2005, I looked at McKinney ISD's website in search of a teaching job and was fortunate to interview with Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Smith at Malvern Elementary. I gave my two weeks notice at my corporate job in Southeast Dallas and have been at Malvern ever since. While I initially had a very rough start in this new working environment, it has turned out to be one of the best decisions that I ever made for myself and my family.
I look forward to my continued growth as an educator so that I may, hopefully, be a positive influence and role model in the lives of many children.