I graduated from Alleghany High School, Sparta, NC in 1991. In 1995, I graduated from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC with a B.S. in Middle Grades Education. I married my husband Darrell that same year and moved to Blacksburg, VA. I worked at Blacksburg Middle School from August 1995-December 1996 as an inclusion paraprofessional with the 6^th and 7^th grades. My husband’s job transferred to Sparta and I became a regular substitute for Grayson County Public Schools (Elk Creek Elementary, Providence Elementary, and Grayson County High School) the spring of 1997 and finished the year with a long-term substitute position at Baywood Elementary for 1^st grade.

Over the summer I taught Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Calculus at Alleghany High School. In the fall of 1997, I began teaching special education for grades K-6 at Elk Creek Elementary and Bridle Creek Elementary (half day at each.) My caseloads grew and my positon at Bridle Creek Elementary became full time for the next two years. During this time I took classes on nights, weekends, and summers to earn a MS in Special Education from Old Dominion University. I taught special education for grades K-6 at Baywood Elementary the 1999-2000 school year. The following year I was offered and accepted a special education position at Grayson County High School teaching Algebra I, Geometry, Personal Living and Finance for grades 9-12.

The summer 2002, I was called and offered a 6^thgrade math position at Sparta Elementary School. I was in that position for two years and their special education teacher for middle grades moved. I was moved into that position where I remained for several years. I had a brief one semester teaching 8^th grade math and was moved again back to special education due to a special education teacher leaving. I taught 3 year olds – kindergarten special education that year as well. The following year I was moved back to teaching middle grades special education.

In the summer of 2013, I decided to call Grayson County Public Schools to see if they had any math openings and they did. I finally got the opportunity to be a math teacher again! I taught Pre-Algebra until August 2018. Then I served as an inclusion math teacher and S.P.I.R.E. teacher. In January 2019, I had the opportunity to teach 6th grade math. I am loving working with the sixth grade once again.