Dr. Whitney
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| Gender | Female |
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| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Mother, Principal, College Professor, Zumba Instructor |
| Location | WA, United States |
| Introduction | Now into my 40s, I have embarked on several new adventures, all connected to finding more happiness, joy, and laughter in life. I love to laugh and am invigorated by trying new things. I have been a middle/high school principal since 2003. Prior to that, I spent five years as an assistant principal, and six years teaching math and English at the junior high and high school level. I received my BA from the University of Washington and LOVE the Huskies! My M.Ed. in School Administration came from Central Washington University, and my Ed.D. from Seattle Pacific University. I have two kids -- my oldest is in high school so I have the privilege of being his school principal as well as his mom!! |
| Interests | Reading, writing, helping kids with math, conflict resolution, communication, teaching, learning, watching movies, having meaningful conversations, increasing kindness and democracy, leadership |
| Favorite Movies | I like all kinds of movies, so in no particular order, other than these are a combination of those I have seen recently and those that are all time favorites, here you go. The Holiday, The Blindside, Sherlock Holmes, Saving Sarah Cain, Invictus, Harry Potter, National Treasure, Practical Magic, Sweet Home Alabama, Legally Blonde, Julie & Julia, The American President, Serendipity, Father of the Bride, Cheaper by the Dozen, When Harry Met Sally, Miss Congeniality, Steel Magnolias, Mystic Pizza, The Break Up, Pretty Woman, 10 Things I hate About You, Fried Green Tomatoes, Joy Luck Club, A League of Their Own, Sleepless in Seattle, A Walk in the Clouds, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, We Are Marshall, Failure to Launch, Bull Durham, Major League, Field of Dreams, Brewster's Millions, The Natural, Mr. Destiny, The Wedding Planner, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Stepmom, An Officer and a Gentleman, While You Were Sleeping, It Could Happen to You, Working Girl, Romancing the Stone, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Private Benjamin, Wildcats, Overboard, Matilda, O Brother Where Art Thou? |
| Favorite Music | Reilly and Maloney, Black Eyed Peas, Neil Diamond, The Beatles, The Eagles, Alabama, Elvis, Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Blackhawk, Bruce Springsteen, David Gray, Michael Jackson, John Denver, Johnny Cash, John Williams, Journey, Reba McEntire, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Trans Siberian Orchestra, U2 Soundtracks: O Brother Where Art Thou?, Lion King, Mama Mia, Tarzan, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chicago, The Producers, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Invictus, Wicked, West Side Story, Handel's Messiah, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Harry Potter |
| Favorite Books | Most recently read and/or listened to (I Love Audio Books on my iPod!!) Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson, The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, The Harry Potter series, anything my kids want me to read to them before bedtime. |
Which do you prefer and why: whittling with soap or whistling with wood?
What is your favorite children's book?