My Professional Accomplishments

• Educating since 2003
• Teacher of the Year (Saluda County 2008) 
• Read to Succeed Certified
• Member of the Nurture Den 

My Professional Passions & Strengths 

• Building a comfortable classroom community and sharing my love of reading & writing 
• Classroom Management and procedures
• I love etymology-learning the origin & history of words!

My Personal Passions 

My husband, Joel, and I were married in 2005.  Our son, Sebastian, joined our family in 2018.  We have one dog, Hershey Kiss.  I grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, but have called South Carolina  home since 2005.  I love hiking, gardening, classic car shows, and hanging out at the beach. I enjoy reading, exercise, and good  times with family and friends.