About me

      I have two children.  Jake is in the seventh grade at BMS; he loves playing basketball, and being in the CAP and boy scouts.  Erica is in the fifth grade at BIS; she enjoys reading, swimming, and play acting. We have a puppy named Roscoe and two cats; Pooch and Flash.

           I attended Snead State where I graduated in 1988 with an Associates Degree.  My first taste of being away from home was at Jacksonville State University where I received my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education for grades 1-6 in 1991.  I taught second grade, third grade, title one math and reading for grades K-2, and even P.E. grades K-8.  I then went back to school at the University of Alabama and earned a Master's Degree in Collaborative Special Education grades 7-12 in December of 2000.  In April, 2005 I completed my Educational Specialist Degree in Special Education for grades K-12 from Jacksonville State University.  I have also completed a certification program at the University of Alabama to be Highly Qualified to teach gifted in grades K-12 in June of 2006.