Ms. Tschiffely graduated from Villanova University in 1989 with a B.S. in Economics. She moved to the DC area shortly thereafter and worked as an economist for 6 years with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. She left the Bureau to become a full time stay at home mom and raised 3 children while also receiving an MBA from the University of Maryland. She started her teaching career as a 1st grade teaching assistant in 2004, worked to become certified in teaching elementary grades K-5, and became the second grade teacher at St. Ann's academy in 2007. Since her teaching career began, Ms. Tschiffely has moderated both after school book clubs and after school lego clubs.
Joined SJE in 2019