HOW DID YOU GET WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, AND WHO/WHAT HELPED YOU ALONG THE WAY?

First and foremost, dogged determination and a whole lot of hard work!

In my first years in Taos, I met two teachers (Tracy Jaramillo and Ellary Simms) who also believed in creating a school model that would be studentcentered and run by teachers. That was the start of our vision of the Anansi Day School and later the Anansi Charter School. I have spent all of my working years in Taos envisioning, cultivating, and collaborating with many, many people to create a unique public school where children develop their social emotional MORGAN TIMMS/ TAOS NEWS skills alongside of their academic skills; they learn to communicate, problem-solve, self-advocate and believe they make a difference.

I have had many mentors who helped me develop the vision for my work in education and the direction I took in my leadership at the Anansi Charter School. The success of Anansi is far from mine alone; I have been fortunate to work with a very dedicated and committed professional teaching staff, and build relationships with parents in our community who have worked hard to support the vision of our school and have helped to grow it to the size it is today. Through collaboration with other school leaders and their teachers, we have been working to bring the importance of education to the forefront of our community.

In my personal life, I have been fortunate to have a supportive husband, son and extended family who have joined in on the hard work of school development, supported me when I have been discouraged or tired and understood when I put the school ahead of our life at home.