Debbie started out her teaching career in 1988 at a two teacher school. She taught the first four grades while her husband, Rick, taught grades five through eight. Over the years she has spent time teaching first grade, being a preschool director, substitute teaching and raising her own three children. She and her family moved to Ukiah in 2020 and she has gone back to teaching first grade. Debbie loves to spend time with her family and pets. She is happy to be at UJA and feels a strong calling to share the love of Jesus with her students.

BS Early Childhood Education - Pacific Union College, 1987

MA Elementary Education - Pacific Union College, 1988

1988-1995 Teacher Grades 1-4 Templeton Hills SDA School, Templeton CA

1995-1997 First Grade Teacher, Clark County School District, Las Vegas NV

2012-2018 Director, Chico Oaks Preschool, Chico, CA

2018-2019 Substitute Teacher, Salem OR

2019-2020 PreK Teacher, Livingstone Adventist Academy, Salem OR

2020-Present First Grade Teacher, Ukiah Junior Academy, Ukiah CA