Hello – I am Ruby! I was born and raised in sunny San Diego (right near Hillcrest). After graduating from high school, I moved to a state with a much less forgiving winter, Iowa, to attend Grinnell College, where I studied gender, women’s, and sexuality studies. I then continued my journey east to New York where I earned a master’s in intellectual disabilities and autism (special education) from Teachers College, Columbia University. I have experience teaching in a variety of different classroom settings, with students across grade levels and abilities. In my free time, I love going on long walks with my husband and dog (named Mary Kate), cooking, and reading books!