Susan is an upbeat teacher with 20 years of experience devoted to strengthening children's self-efficacy and individual potential. She has 14 years of paid experience with children (from infancy-to upper elementary school), and six years of volunteer experience teaching, assisting (and shadowing) middle to high school students. 

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from Antioch University Midwest and two Montessori teaching certificates in Early Childhood and Elementary, as well as an Ohio Department of Education (ODE) permanent non-tax teaching certificate for non-public schools. 

She is passionate about continually learning new pedagogies and is currently reading books on project-based learning and differentiation strategies. She considers herself to be a life-long learner.

Susan is a military spouse with three grown children and a cat (and plans to get a puppy this year). She and her husband enjoy cycling on the local bike trails. She loves arts and crafts. In her free time she enjoys acting and stage directing in Xenia’s community theater and serves as a board member at Springboro Community Theater’s Youth Program. 

She considers working with children and their families to be a meaningful and rewarding privilege. She is so excited to join our team and can’t wait to meet your child.