I was born in Vancouver, B.C. In my preschool years I lived in a variety of places: Vancouver, Los Angeles, Prince George, and Fresno. I went to Kindergarten in Belgium, and from there my family moved to the Congo, Africa for 4 years. After our years in Africa, we moved to Fresno, California. I lived in Fresno until I graduated from high school and then I spent the next 2 years at Columbia Bible College (here in Abbotsford).

I began teaching preschool over 25 years ago after completing the Early Childhood Education (ECE) program at Fraser Valley College. For 17 of those years I owned and operated Precious Moments Preschool.

My husband Ray and I have 3 sons; Daniel, Joel and David. In my spare time I enjoy quilting, reading, baking, visiting the ocean, playing games and spending time with my family.

I was born in Ommen, Holland and moved to Canada at the age of five. I come from a large family, which meant I always had a playmate and there was always lots of activity.

I started my Early Childhood Education (ECE) career right out of high school with a local company and worked for them for 14 years. It was there I realized my passion for teaching preschool and spent 7 of those years doing what I loved best, running a preschool program. I began the ECE program at Northwest Baptist College and then finished up my ECE training with Langley College.

My husband Scott and I have two children, Nikki and Parker. In my spare time I enjoy reading, baking, shopping and spending time with all my family at the cottage.