After graduating from Appalachian State University in 2009 with a degree in Elementary Education, I began my teaching journey. Over the past 14 years, I have taught grades K-12 in some capacity in Caldwell County. I started out substituting, which led me to become the NCVPS liaison at CASA. From there, my journey led me to the Patterson Science Center where I taught Science and STEM to K-8 students. The past 10 years, I have taught math, science, language arts, and social studies across all middle school grade levels at Gamewell Middle School, where I was Teacher of the Year for 2021-2022! I am excited to begin my journey this year as a Viking!