About Me

Teaching experience:

I am currently in my 13th year as an educator! This year I will be teaching Freshman Success and Principles of Biomedical Science. I am the advisor for the INNclusive club and co-advisor for the National Honor Society and the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA). I also lead a travel abroad, these are not official FIHS/GCSD trips, but they are offered to students who attend FIHS, we will be traveling to Italy in 2027, email me if your are interested in joining!

I started my teaching career as a 2013 Teach for America corps member working at Blenheim Elementary Middle School in Marlboro County, South Carolina where I taught 8th grade science for five years and was the 2016-17 Teacher of the Year.

I taught my next three years as the Gateway to Technology teacher at Rudolph Gordon School here in Greenville County. I had the honor of representing RGS as the 2020-21 Teacher of the Year, and received a Golden Apple Award from WYFF 4 after being nominated by a wonderful student of mine!

I was thrilled to be a part of the founding staff at Fountain Inn High School in 2021, and I'm looking forward to our 5th year as a school!

Family:

I have been married my wonderful husband Shaun 13 years, we've been together over 16. He teaches engineering at Green Charter Upstate High School and is a Football Coach here at Fountain Inn High School. In August 2018 we finalized our adoption of our 5 children now aged 16-24, I am also a Grandma of 2! Two of my boys attend FIHS, one is a freshman and the other is a senior this year!

Education:

I received my Associate in the Arts Degree from Central Piedmont Community College, then went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a major in Psychology. In 2017 I earned my Masters of Education degree in Instructional Accommodations at Francis Marion University.

Favorites:

- Treat/gift card/place to go: Starbucks, hands down obsessed
- Starbucks order:
  - Hot drink: Brown Sugar Oatmilk Cortado
  - Iced drink: Hand Shaken Espresso Sub Cinnamon Dolce
- Team: Carolina Panthers
- Food: Sushi
- Candy: Pull and Peel Twizzlers
- Salty Snack: Goldfish
- School Supply: Flair Pens
- Flower: Gerbera Daisies
- Accessory: Big Cheesy Earrings, especially school/holiday related
- Color: Hot Pink (or Glitter if you count that, love anything glittery)
- TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
- Things to do: Starbucks trips, traveling, napping, going to music bingo, reading self-improvement books, and binge watching my favorite shows.

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