Ms. Klas has been actively involved in education for over eighteen years, as an assistant, substitute teacher for APS, and teacher for APS and teacher for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
Ms. Klas is a native of Albuquerque, but has lived in Denver, Newark, Dallas, and Portland. She worked for AT&T Long Lines as a craftsperson, a local bank here in Albuquerque as teller, new accounts, and interim head teller, and bookkeeping for Supercuts. She has two beautiful grown daughters that are married with children, living and working here in Albuquerque. She has four grandchildren – three grandsons and one granddaughter.