Ms. Statler grew up in the Eagle Rock and Highland Park areas of California and earned her BA in Creative Studies: Literature from UC Santa Barbara and her MA in English from UC Irvine.
She has taught in Santa Ana since 2002, first at Santa Ana High school from 2002-2009 and at Godinez since fall of 2009. She is currently the coach for the GFHS Speech and Debate team and co-advisor for GFHS Quizbowl. She is also on Godinez' School Site Council and is the secretary for the Orange County Speech League.