In this collection of questions and answers, The Roar profiles new staff members on campus to learn more about these unfamiliar faces.

Q: What did you want to be when you were growing up?

A: Originally, I wanted to be a history teacher because I really liked history. I still do love history.

Q:  What made you want become a Special Education teacher?

A: I have dyslexia myself, so I can relate to all these students with that. I understand their struggles and help them.

Q: Where did you go to high school?

A:  I went to high school in Los Angeles. The high school is called “The University of High School,” which doesn’t make any sense, but it’s named like that.

Q: What’s your most memorable high school experience?

A: When I was in high school, I took ceramics. The thing I enjoyed the most was making the pottery. You start off with a block of clay and you transform it into an amazing vase, and it’s really cool. I really loved feeling accomplished when I made one. One of my most memorable creations in ceramics was doing a raccoon firing, which is when you take the clay and throw it in the trash, leaves, paper, or anything that would get stuck to it, which would alter the final product.

Q: Who’s your favorite superhero and why?

A: My favorite superhero is definitely Batman. He’s dark and sinister and he has no special powers, of course. He’s rich, there’s that, but he always uses his skills. With every superhero, there’s a villain, and Batman’s greatest enemy would be the Joker. Unlike Batman, the Joker is all smiles and funny, so I really like that particular hero aspect as well.