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 working with the district Speech and Debate program, teaching AP English Literature, and is the coach for the GFHS Speech and Debate team and co-advisor for GFHS Quizbowl. She is also the Vice President of Individual Events for the Orange County Speech League.