Having taught more than 30 years in first through fifth grades, she recently retired from the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. She brought her second graders so often to explore Mt. Diablo with Judy Adler, that it began to feel like home. She joined the ranks of Diablo Nature Adventures nine years ago when she began teaching half time. She continues to indulge her love of nature and kids by working with Diablo Nature Adventures in the classroom without walls.