Natalie Platzkoester Pavlak

Railroad wife and mother of two under two. I was teaching fourth grade when the pandemic hit and I was forced to switch to e-learning from my home. I started e-learning with a three month old baby on my hip. My first child, first pandemic, first time e-learning, and the first time I decided I could have more than one passion because it no longer felt like teaching was for me. After fifteen years of working with kids in daycare, teaching, camps, coaching sports, etc., my husband and I decided I was going to focus on OUR kids for a while. I now stay home where I can focus on raising our two beautiful girls and show them how possible it is to chase their dreams.