I have taught students ranging from Kindergarten summer camp, all through the grades, to undergraduates, graduate students and parents, returning to college, that mathematics is all around us, full of challenges and opportunities to engage in meaningful work. In graduate school at Wake Forest University, I guided larger groups of students as a Teaching Assistant to help each other and find community in their mathematical work.  Bryn Mawr College brought me new opportunities to work with smaller groups and to practice various styles of teaching explored in the Perspectives in Mathematics Pedagogy course. After completing the requirements for the Dean’s Certificate in Pedagogy, I was honored with the Doris Sill Carland Prize for Excellence in Teaching for my dedication to my students success and compassion.