About Me
Hello and welcome! My name is Jennifer (Jen) Florian and this is my third year teaching in the Business Department at Hillcrest. I am so excited for the 2023-2024 school year!
My journey to becoming a Teacher has been an adventure and one that speaks to the idea that our path to success is not always linear. I have an Associates in Accounting from Greenville Technical College (2009) and a Bachelors in American Sign Language and minor in Education from Clemson University (2018). I've spent more than a decade working as a Bookkeeper/"Accountant" for small and home based businesses and continue to work in the Accounting/Finance field in my off time. After obtaining my degree from Clemson, I worked several years as an Interpreter for the Deaf in Public Schools here in SC. I started pursuing Certification to teach during the COVID Pandemic.
I have been married to my wonderful husband for 10 years as of August 2023. Fun Fact: since our Anniversary usually falls the same week that school starts we've gotten into the habit of celebrating our Anniversary in July and often miss our actual Anniversary altogether! With the new start/end date, 2023 may be the first year since we've been married that we actually celebrate our anniversary on time!!
Between the two of us, we have four children; Jace and Kaitlyn are both 23, Seth is 21 (and is a recent graduate from the Special Education Program here at Hillcrest!), and Abigail is 18 and starting her first year at Greenville Technical College this year.
We also have two dogs (shown right) and two arrogant cats that are beyond spoiled!
Outside of school I continue to interpret for the Deaf at church, read endlessly, organize everything in sight, do bookkeeping and web design for my husband's DJ business, and travel whenever I possibly can!