Andrea Zimmermann entered into the teaching profession rather unexpectedly. The day before she graduated from college she received an intriguing phone call from the principal of her alma mater, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, MD. He was desperate to replace a chemistry teacher who had left unexpectedly in the month of May. Although Andrea had planned on pursuing a career in DNA research following the completion of her B.S. at James Madison University, she was honored to fill the vacated position. It was early in this unforeseen challenge that she realized the rewards of teaching and she hasn’t left the classroom since. She remained at Good Counsel for three years, teaching in the International Baccalaureate program and coaching basketball and volleyball. Marriage brought her to the Philadelphia area where she completed a Masters of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She has been a member of Episcopal Academy’s science department for five years and has enjoyed teaching the biology “Story Approach” to her highly motivated students. She has helped to lead large groups of juniors and seniors through a two-week tour of the Costa Rican rainforests and is looking forward to continuing the restoration of her 150 year old home.