My name is Ann Linn and I am a single mom with 2 boys- David who is 9 and Ian who is 5 soon to be 6. I was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and went to school at St. Paul’s Catholic School for 1st through 8th grade and on to Bishop Kenrick for High School. I moved to San Diego in 1989 for a job transfer and never looked back!
I work as a human resources specialist and have been in the field for 15+ years. For my job, I rely on the computer for mostly all administrative tasks as well as recruiting. I am familiar with MS Office products as well as various Payroll/ HR systems. I also use the internet for email and research. At work I use a PC and at home I use a Mac. I recently purchased a Mac Intel chip to gain access to both sides and although I had a little trouble with the transition from one operating system to the other, it seems to be working out well.
I decided to return to school after many years to pursue a career in teaching. Elementary Education was my first major in college and I switched fields because of a poor job market. Lately I’ve been thinking about not ever having the opportunity to pursue that dream and wanted to change that. I started substitute teaching one day a week last semester to take it for a “test drive” and caught the bug. The thing that speaks to me the most about the mission statement is social justice and educational equity. Every child should have an opportunity to an education that meets his/her needs and the opportunity to develop into all they can be. Children are our future and we should invest in their growth. The ability to have a direct impact on children’s lives is both exciting and rewarding, but it also holds a great responsibility.
