I am a 5th grade teacher in the Utica School District. Before working there, I worked with students with special needs at Upstate Cerebral Palsy as a teacher's assistant and a long-term substitute teacher. I absolutely love my job and decided to go into education after watching my older brother struggle through school. I hold a New York State Teacher Certification in Childhood Education and I have applied for my certification in Students with Disabilities (awaiting state approval). A little
