Nancy Teskey

I'm thrilled to join GIS this year! I've just moved back to Portland after three years teaching at American International Schools in Warsaw, Poland and before that, three years in Maputo, Mozambique. I've been a middle school and high school band director for 32 years, but along the way have also taught English, French, Health, Drama, and more. Prior to moving abroad in 2018, I lived in Portland and taught at Oregon Episcopal School for 16 years. I'm originally from Denver and went to three different states (Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico) to get my Doctorate, Master's and Bachelor's degrees. My husband and I have two grown kids, Hannah and David, who both live on the east coast. When I'm not teaching, I do a lot of power walking, biking, swimming, hiking, and traveling the world. I love climbing mountains (Mt. Kilimanjaro a couple of years ago and many fourteeners in Colorado) and have more on my list. I love reading mysteries and crime novels and anything that makes me read slower to savor every word. I still want to write that children's book I've been thinking about for 20 years. My to-do list is long.