I have been a school counselor with Caldwell County Schools for 23 years.  This is my first year at Kings Creek School as a school counselor.  I am a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill with an undergraduate degree in Psychology.  I also have a Master's Degree in School Counseling from Appalachian State University. I live in Boone with my 2 dogs (Jack and Apollo).  I have 3 grown children and my oldest son lives and works in the Northern Territory in Australia. An interesting fact about me is that during the summer, I am a trainer for assessors of school counseling entries for NBPTS certification. This past summer, I  was assigned to work in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While there, I got to visit the Ranch, which is the filming studio for Ree Drummond, Pioneer Woman.  Ree has her own cooking show on the food network channel. I also had coffee in her bakery, lunch at her restaurant, and visited the Pioneer Woman Mercantile store in Pawhuska, OK.