I have been a Special Educator for 46 1/2 years. I can’t believe that this is year 47 for me! I taught for 17 ½ years in Crawfordsville, IN. I have been a teacher with the Greenville County School District for 29 years. The last 28 have been at Bethel Elementary.

 I have taught Special Education for my entire educational career. My experience has been with various disabilities. From intellectual disabilities to physical disabilities to learning disabled to visually impaired to children with autism ~ I have done it all! I love working with children with special needs. 

During the 2024-25 school year, I was chosen for the WYFF's "Golden Apple" award as only one in thirty educators from several school districts. I also had received that award in 1999. I was Bethel's "Teacher of the Year" for the 2000-01 school year. What an honor! For the 2004-05 school year, I was nominated for the South Carolina Special Educator of the Year. 

Education: *Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Bachelor of Science: Education *IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana Master's Degree 

Certifications: *Special Education: Mentally Handicapped (K-12), Learning Disabled, Visually Impaired, Orthopedically Impaired 

Personal Info: I have an amazing daughter, Lexie, who is currently at Clemson and going into education, so I am excited for her. She loves volunteering with the Clemson Life program. We have a wonderful rescue dog, Rav.  I cherish any free time that I might have, so I love to read, binge watch Netflix, travel with my girl, catch up with life long friends, take pictures, and write. I’m planning on writing a book about my years in teaching!