Bachelors in Business Administration--Tusculum University--1997

Master of Arts in Teaching--East Tennessee State University--2002

Educational Specialist--Lincoln Memorial University--2009

1 year teaching 3rd grade at Rosman Elementary in Rosman, North Carolina

6 years teaching 2nd grade at Rush Strong School in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee

2012-13--my 1st year teaching 2nd grade at the new Mt. Horeb Elementary in

Jefferson City, Tennessee

My home is in Dandridge Tennessee where I share my house with two dogs Charlie and Pearl. I have two sons Ryan and Joel. Ryan teaches English at a cultural university and lives in Taipai, Taiwan. Joel is married to Harmony and has a step-son named Ari.  He is a social worker and they live in San Antonio Texas. 

I grew up in Sevierville and actually remember when the speed limit in Pigeon Forge was lowered because people were driving too fast to get to Gatlinburg! I have also lived in Texas, North Carolina, and Alabama.  However Tennessee is home and moving back was a dream come true. Seeing the mountains from my front porch every day always reminds me how truly blessed I am to be living in East Tennessee.