I am originally from Nashville, TN, however I moved quite a few times in my life.  Even though I currently live in Graham, I lived in Durham for over 20 years and I consider it home.  My major in college was Elementary Education with a concentration in English.  I did my student teaching at Pearsontown in a fourth-grade class.  (A side note, my husband proposed to me in her classroom!)  I graduated from North Carolina Central University in 2001.  In 2002, I returned to Pearsontown as a second-grade assistant.  The next year, I got my own classroom.  I've been teaching for 21 years (and I've been at Pearsontown for over 20 years!).  I taught second grade for six years before moving to first grade, where I taught for six years.  Then I moved back to second grade for nine more years. This is my second year as a STEM specialist!  I'm so excited and looking forward to seeing every student!  Teaching is my dream job.  I love it and I can't imagine doing anything else!