Mrs. Maureen Sniff
Greetings Gator Families!
I am a native New Englander who was born, raised and lived in Massachusetts all my life, except for a few years of college. I have attended several colleges and universities in pursuit of various degrees from Washington, D.C. to Lowell, MA. I was a classroom teacher for 26 years, and taught every grade from Preschool through Sixth. Each grade was just perfect at the time I did it, but second and sixth are my most favorite grades.
After all those years, I became a principal. My school in Massachusetts was in a tiny little town with only 2,200 students from Preschool—12! This is very common in New England and very different from Arizona. I was principal in Massachusetts for 7 years before moving to Arizona. This will begin my 10th year as Head Gator and I will begin my 43rd year as an educator. I really love working with children.
My husband and I live in Chandler and really enjoy being in Arizona. Right now, we have no pets as we like to travel and go play golf all day on the weekends. We have visited China, Costa Rica, Belize, Aruba, and a plethora of Caribbean islands ,Alaska, Yosemite and Yellowstone Parks, Lake Tahoe, Zion and Bryce National Parks. This summer we knocked off a "Bucket List" trip and sailed the Greek Islands and saw sites in Turkey. Still on the list--Autralia, New Zealand, and southeast Asia.
I really love to read—spy thrillers, war stories, and science fiction are my favorites. My favorite authors are Vince Flynn, Brad Thor and James Patterson right now. I also read a healthy dose of Harry Potter, FableHaven, Eragon, Junie B. Jones, and Henry and Mudge, and Lisa McMann books too! I hope our entering 5th and 6th graders will urge me on to some new books and authors and get me hooked like they usually do!
My hobby is photography and I enjoy traveling to take photos for my collection. I love to do landscapes and anything ocean related. I tend to frame everything, so my local Michael's just love to see me coming. I am working on my skills at golf as well, but no one in the LPGA has anything to worry about. I just got my best score ever--88--at Lone Tree.
Best of all, I just LOVE being the HEAD GATOR at Goodman!
To reach me, please call the Office at 812-6900.
