About Me:

I was born in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania during World War 2, while my father was in Saudi Arabia. At 18 months old, when my father returned we left for Caracas, Venezuela for several years before going to California. My family returned to Saudi Arabia in 1949, where I began first grade. My High School years were divided between Texas and Rome, Italy where I graduated from Marymount International School. I did my undergraduate work in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Upon graduation, my husband to be left to do his M.S. in Economic Development at Vanderbilt and I went to Ocala, Florida where my parents had just retired. I began to teaching there, never knowing I would go into education. I taught 5th grade in the orange groves outside of Ocala for 2 years before marrying Diego Sanchez and going to Ecuador.

I have spent the last 42 year in Ecuador I had already applied to teach at the American School of Quito before arriving. I taught there one year before becoming the Elementary Principal for the next four year. During this time I finished my M.A. in Education with the University of Alabama. Then when starting my family, I worked as the English Coordinator until 1983 when I was ask to return to the school full time as Director General. I held this position until 1989, when I was invited to be Executive Director of a new umbrella association to be formed with three regional groups of American Schools in Central America, Colombia-Caribbean area and Mexico.

I have worked with the American Schools Association of Central America, Colombia-Caribbean & Mexico until now. My responsibilities include working as an educational clearinghouse and consultant, plan and provide professional development opportunities for the region, publish 3 newsletters annually, provide and update the Association webpage, and all the fiscal responsibilities of the Association.