The 2017-2018 school year marks my 19th year as an educator and my 13th as a media specialist. I grew up in a town near Pittsburgh, PA called Connellsville. If you've heard of it, let me know! I was raised a Steelers fan and will remain one out of loyalty to my father, but I will root for the Panthers too, out of love for my husband and hometown. I moved to Charlotte in 1988, graduated from Fort Mill High School, then Winthrop University in 1994 (early childhood education). I continued on at Winthrop to earn my master's degree in Educational Media in 1995 while teaching kindergarten in Clover, SC. I earned my national boards in 2007 and will renew them last year.
I moved to Cleveland Heights in 1999 and missed Charlotte for six years until I decided to move back in 2005. I am happy to be home. My husband, Mac, and I moved with my daughter, Parker (now age 16 and a junior at Hough), to Cornelius in June 2009. I do volunteer work in the summer to support the marching band at Hough. We had a son, Phineas, in May 2010 who will be in second grade at Cornelius this year.
I enjoy running and ran my first half-marathon seven years ago. Lately, I'm more of a yoga enthusiast. I also enjoy reading (of course) and you can friend me on GoodReads.com to see my ratings of the many children's chapter books I've read over the years, but I don't read Captain Underpants, Junie B. Jones and the other sorts of books that my students LOVE to read. To each, his own. I also enjoy cooking, learning new technology and spending time with my husband and children.
I moved to Cleveland Heights in 1999 and missed Charlotte for six years until I decided to move back in 2005. I am happy to be home. My husband, Mac, and I moved with my daughter, Parker (now age 16 and a junior at Hough), to Cornelius in June 2009. I do volunteer work in the summer to support the marching band at Hough. We had a son, Phineas, in May 2010 who will be in second grade at Cornelius this year.
I enjoy running and ran my first half-marathon seven years ago. Lately, I'm more of a yoga enthusiast. I also enjoy reading (of course) and you can friend me on GoodReads.com to see my ratings of the many children's chapter books I've read over the years, but I don't read Captain Underpants, Junie B. Jones and the other sorts of books that my students LOVE to read. To each, his own. I also enjoy cooking, learning new technology and spending time with my husband and children.