Email

603-563-1242

Adolescent Counselor - Health Services

B.S. Business Administration,

M.Ed. in Counseling, East Tennessee State University

I was born in Bremerhaven, Germany.  I am the 4th of 5 children.  My dad was a career Naval officer who retired when I was 7.  After having lived 6 places in 7 years, we moved to Columbia, SC where I grew up.  My dad taught high school science after retiring from the Navy.   I consider myself a southerner and lived in the south until moving to Maine in 1997.  

I have worked with adolescents and young adults my entire professional career.  I taught family science courses at ETSU as an adjunct faculty and was the Director of the Catholic Campus Ministry as well.  I moved to Maine in 1997 and worked as a home based therapist with adolescent criminals and their families. I have been the director of adolescent counseling at the Dublin School since September of 2001.  

I am married and have 3 grown children.  I enjoy cooking, running, gardening, knitting, and reading.  I also like fly fishing (although I haven't spent much time doing it in recent years).  I used to tie my own flies as well.

What book has made you think the most?: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibram

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?: I would have the power to Zap people and fill them with laughter and optimism.

If your life had a theme song, what would it be?: Whenever I feel afraid, I hold my head erect and whistle a happy tune so no one will suspect I'm afraid (from The King and I - I'm not sure about the title).

What teacher has had the most impact on you? How were they special?: Sr. Vera Gardner is the teacher who has had the most impact on me.  She taught me every year during high school - everything from Religion to English.  She taught me to be kind, to be tolerant, and to see every person as an individual with gifts to share.  From her I learned the value of openness and acceptance as well as graciousness and good humor.

How would your friends describe you in 3 words?: joyful, enthusiastic, gentle

You are hosting a dinner party and must invite 3 famous people. Who would you choose and why?: First of all, there would have to more then three.  I would want Desmond Tutu, Bishop Romero, Martin Luther King, Jr., Pope John 23, Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, the Berrigan brothers (Daniel and Philip),  Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day, and Rosa Parks.  They are all people who have had the courage to stand up for what they believe (even in the face of adversity) and to forgive those who have wronged them.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?: Audrey Hepburn (I know she's dead but that's who I would want)