I was born and raised in Beaufort County and went to school here all my life. All three of my children attended Northeast Elementary. I went back to school to become a teacher when my children were young. I was inspired by many of my own teachers during my childhood in Beaufort County Schools.

In December 2014, I graduated from East Carolina University and was offered a temporary position at Northeast to teach 4th grade Science. I was sad to leave at the end of the year, but since then I have gained experience in teaching 6th grade math, 2nd grade, 6th grade ELA and two years teaching 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at Washington Montessori. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to return to Northeast last year and teach 5th grade ELA and Social Studies. Northeast has always been where I had hoped to continue my teaching career and I look forward to working with 4th grade ELA this year. This will be my 8th year of teaching.

My hope is to inspire my students to love reading! 

One of my favorite education quotes:

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I will learn."  - Benjamin Franklin