My name is Shirley De LeÓn. I grew up in South Central Los Angeles. I am a first generation student and I attended the University of California Santa Barbara. I am currently attending at LMU for my Master's. Teaching is something I have wanted to do as a career. I have been given the opportunity to work with wonderful teachers whom I have learned from here at St. Columbkille. This is my fourth year at this school and words cannot describe how grateful I am, and how excited I feel to keep working at this school because I have gotten to know all the amazing students and my coworkers. Here new friendships have flourished and I have found common-ground with a group of people that love to serve God and share the same values when it comes to teaching.