My Biography
I was born in McHenry, IL in 1981. My parents and I moved to Candler, North Carolina in 1986, because they wanted a better way of life for me to grow up in. I have lived in Candler since then and have attended Candler Elementary School, Enka Middle School, and graduated from Enka High School in 1999.
After graduating high school, I became a Haywood Community College Graduate and received my Associates in Applied Science Degree in Medical Assisting. I worked in a pediatric office. I realized that money wasn’t everything and I still longed to work with children. A friend suggested that I become a substitute teacher.
While as a substitute teacher, I worked at the Progressive Education Program for severe mentally and physically challenged children. I worked one-on-one with a profound autistic middle school boy and taught basic living skills at the assisted living house. I also worked as a substitute teacher at Sand-Hill Venable Elementary School, where I encountered a little boy who said his mother said he was nothing. I wanted to become a teacher and show children that they can be somebody that mattered and could be anything they wanted to be no matter what someone tells them. I then became a part-time Teacher Assistant in the second grade at Sand-Hill. I left Sand-Hill, for a full time job at Ira B. Jones Elementary School, where I have worked in first grade and Kindergarten.
I wanted to obtain more experience so, I switched to Johnston Elementary School to work in Title I. At Johnston, I teach kindergarten, first, third, fourth and fifth grade intensive small reading groups for struggling readers. I did my student teaching at Hominy Valley Elementary School with Paige Walton in the second grade. I went back to Johnston where I've taught 1st grade for 2 years and taught Kindergarten. I then went and got my master's in reading through Appalachian State University. Then, I moved to Haywood County and taught Kindergarten at Meadowbrook Elementary School. That is where my principal ask me to come see her one day and said, "Have you ever thought about teaching special ed?" I took my added exams and the rest is history. I taught special education reading at Meadowbrook for a year and then moved back to Buncombe County, where I currently teach k-2 special education back at Hominy Valley.
My interests and hobbies are reading fantasy and historical romance, shopping, spending time with my friends and family. I got married in January of 2015 and have a step-son. I also have a Boston terrier Chihuahua named Holly and two cats. Since I have a deep interest in the diversity of cultures in our nation, I will help children learn to accept the differences in people. I want to share my love of learning and help students discover their utmost potential. Through experiences with children, I have the ability to know their expected behavior and create a positive classroom environment. I can use my personal strengths of a caring, compassionate, and determined attitude to show children that they matter and someone does care deeply that they succeed.
I was born in McHenry, IL in 1981. My parents and I moved to Candler, North Carolina in 1986, because they wanted a better way of life for me to grow up in. I have lived in Candler since then and have attended Candler Elementary School, Enka Middle School, and graduated from Enka High School in 1999.
After graduating high school, I became a Haywood Community College Graduate and received my Associates in Applied Science Degree in Medical Assisting. I worked in a pediatric office. I realized that money wasn’t everything and I still longed to work with children. A friend suggested that I become a substitute teacher.
While as a substitute teacher, I worked at the Progressive Education Program for severe mentally and physically challenged children. I worked one-on-one with a profound autistic middle school boy and taught basic living skills at the assisted living house. I also worked as a substitute teacher at Sand-Hill Venable Elementary School, where I encountered a little boy who said his mother said he was nothing. I wanted to become a teacher and show children that they can be somebody that mattered and could be anything they wanted to be no matter what someone tells them. I then became a part-time Teacher Assistant in the second grade at Sand-Hill. I left Sand-Hill, for a full time job at Ira B. Jones Elementary School, where I have worked in first grade and Kindergarten.
I wanted to obtain more experience so, I switched to Johnston Elementary School to work in Title I. At Johnston, I teach kindergarten, first, third, fourth and fifth grade intensive small reading groups for struggling readers. I did my student teaching at Hominy Valley Elementary School with Paige Walton in the second grade. I went back to Johnston where I've taught 1st grade for 2 years and taught Kindergarten. I then went and got my master's in reading through Appalachian State University. Then, I moved to Haywood County and taught Kindergarten at Meadowbrook Elementary School. That is where my principal ask me to come see her one day and said, "Have you ever thought about teaching special ed?" I took my added exams and the rest is history. I taught special education reading at Meadowbrook for a year and then moved back to Buncombe County, where I currently teach k-2 special education back at Hominy Valley.
My interests and hobbies are reading fantasy and historical romance, shopping, spending time with my friends and family. I got married in January of 2015 and have a step-son. I also have a Boston terrier Chihuahua named Holly and two cats. Since I have a deep interest in the diversity of cultures in our nation, I will help children learn to accept the differences in people. I want to share my love of learning and help students discover their utmost potential. Through experiences with children, I have the ability to know their expected behavior and create a positive classroom environment. I can use my personal strengths of a caring, compassionate, and determined attitude to show children that they matter and someone does care deeply that they succeed.