April 2006

Mrs. Nancy Dean, our talented 5th grade teacher, and her husband are both NJ natives, although Mrs. Dean has said that they have now spent more time south of the Mason Dixon line than north of it and so now they are officially Southerners! Mr. and Mrs. Dean have been married for 23 years and are blessed with 2 wonderful children, Emily (12), a 6th grader and Ben (8), a 3rd grader. They also have a 3 year old yellow Lab named Sandy who sheds ALL OVER EVERYTHING!!

Mrs. Dean is a graduate of George Mason University and has a BS in Accounting. She is currently attending the University of Virginia, working towards a Masters in Education. Before her teaching career began, she worked in Hospital Finance for about 10 years after leaving Ernst and Young where she worked as an auditor. She has always felt a special passion towards St Ambrose School and feels blessed that God has given her a means to share her knowledge and experiences in life with such special children.

Mrs. Dean is an avid runner and loves the thrill of competing in races just as much as she enjoys leisurely weekend runs. She has run two marathons over the last few years and hopes to run another one soon. She is hoping that one day she and her children will run a marathon together. Her lifelong dream is to participate in a Triathalon!

In 2002, Mrs. Dean participated in the Ride to Remember, which was a memorial bike ride from NYC (ground zero) to the Pentagon in Washington, DC. It was a 250 mile ride that she completed in 4 days to honor those who lost their lives on September 11th 2001. It was one of the most awesome experiences of her life. Last summer she and her husband ventured out on a bicycling adventure of our own, spending 4 days cycling from Oxford, MD (Eastern shore) to Sandy Hook NJ. It was a blast and they only had one flat tire along the way. Of course it was hers!

Her family spends a lot of our time renovating houses. She and her husband have a great system, he tears things out and she puts them back together (unless it involves ceramic tile or spackle, then he puts it back together too). The kids love to supervise.

The adventurous Dean family spends a lot of time on the Eastern shore of MD, enjoying boating, fishing and swimming.

• Mrs Dean's Homework Page
• grade5@stambroseschool.org