I grew up in a very different Austin, Texas!  Everyone knew each other and families felt safe letting their children play outside unsupervised. I’m the 4th generation in my family to have Graduated from Austin High School.  Because of my life experiences and my deep empathy for people, I saw my surroundings from a different lens than others around me.  My childhood experiences made me the woman I am today.  I would not trade the relationships I have had for anything in the world.         

     I am the fourth of five kids.  At a very early age I was taught compassion was the key and the best way to effect people positively. While I was in College, my childhood role model, Eunice's unconditional love towards me was the reason I was driven to teach at an all-girls school in Nairobi, Kenya.  I will always be grateful for her friendship and love.  I continue to learn each and every day with my eyes wide open in the hope that I can have an impact on a child just like Eunice impacted my life.  I have nothing but gratitude for each and every one that has shined a light on me and taught me to be a better person and better teacher along the way.  I just hope I can pay it forward each and every day.                             

     I have been married to my husband, Sean Rose for 20 years and we have two teenage daughters, Ireland and Audrey Rose.  As a Austinite that loves her city, I value the importance of community and family. Through my volunteering, I am able to get to know my Pillow families even better and stay connected with them.  I’m also able to be a role model for my own two daughters by teaching them that beauty is not skin deep.  I teach all of my kids that beauty comes from a person’s soul.