Meet the Teacher

       This is my seventeenth year teaching at Trimpe Middle School. I was born and raised in Bethalto, Illinois. I attended Trimpe many years ago and graduated from Civic Memorial High School in 1986. I received my bachelor's degree from SIUE in 2000 and my master's degree from Rockford College. I have been continuing my education by taking  IMSA courses through Aurora College.
       I have one son, Brandon Ufert, who is twenty-eight years old. He currently works as a cardiac ICU nurse at Children's Hospital.   He and his wife, Trina, recently  blessed me with a grand daughter,  Edelina.  I also have a grandson, Greyson, who is two.
       I also work a second job in the pharmacy at Wood River Wal-Mart and have been the Student Council advisor for the last seventeen years at Trimpe.
       In my free time, I like to socialize with friends and prefer to spend time outdoors swimming and enjoying the sun.