Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!  I am honored to be serving as your Principal at Woodstone Elementary.  

My family and I are originally from the South East Texas area. I graduated from Lamar University - Beaumont with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education.  After 19 years in the classroom, I earned my Masters in Curriculum from the University of Texas at Arlington. My administrative career began at Royal Ridge and then Lopez Middle School, where I served as an assistant principal. I then moved on to be the Principal at Vineyard Ranch Elementary for four years before being given the opportunity to become Principal at Woodstone Elementary School. 

This community is amazing and our students are absolutely the best! I have been nothing but happy here since the transfer, and I sincerely appreciate you all including me in the Rider Family. 

I have been in education for ten years and I absolutely love my profession. I attended Our Lady of the Lake University and received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. I worked for 14 years in the business profession until I decided to stay at home and devote all my time to my wonderful daughter Marissa. I did this for three years but decided that my passion in life was in education. I received my Alternative Teaching certification and taught 3rd and 4th grade for 10 years. I returned to Our Lady of the Lake University to receive my Masters in Administration with my Principal certification.

My educational philosophy is driven by the belief that every child is capable of greatness and as educators we must do everything we can at school and in the classroom to help students achieve their highest potential.

I am married and have one daughter who is currently studying to be a teacher herself. I love being outdoors and spend many weekends fishing at Rockport, Texas or relaxing on the beach in Port Aransas.

I hope to meet all of the students and parents of Woodstone and look forward to a great school year!

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