Education:

2018 - University of North Alabama - Masters of Education (MAEd) Secondary Education and History

1991 - Capital University - Bachelor of General Studies, Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Experience:

2020 - (present): Millbrook Middle School

2018 - 2020: Montgomery Public Schools, Capitol Heights Middle School

Biography:

I am excited to begin my fourth year with the Millbrook Middle School family.  I lived in Ohio, Texas, and Tennessee before moving to Florence, Alabama, in 2010.  My daughter Katie and her family live in Florence, Alabama.  My granddaughter, Arabelle, is turning three this year and my daughter is expecting a baby girl in December.   I love music, playing the piano, and several other instruments (flute, bassoon, trumpet, sideline percussion).   In 2015, I returned to school to pursue my dream of becoming a history teacher.  While at UNA, I was selected to participate in the Study Abroad Program in July 2016.  I spent a month in London sightseeing and completing research at the British Public Library.  The highlight of my trip was meeting Esther Gilbert, the widow of Sir Martin Gilbert (lead biographer of Winston Churchill).  We had afternoon tea, and she presented me with a book from Sir Gilbert's personal library. 

This year I have the pleasure of teaching 8th-grade World History.  I am also the advisor for the MMS Yearbook.  I am very excited to have our students in the classroom this year and share my passion for learning and history with them!