Teaching Experience

Years teaching at HWES and CRIS: this is my second year!

Total years teaching: 30

Degrees

• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga BS, Elementary Education K-8

• University of South Carolina M.ED., Language and Literacy Education - Cognate in Counseling

Certifications

• National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist

• SC K - 6th Elementary Certification

• SC Read to Succeed Literacy Endorsement

• Completed ESOL/MLL Praxis Requirement

Awards

• USC Master Coaching Teacher 2023 

• USC Coaching Teacher of Excellence Award 2022 

• Jessie Williams Little Lighting the Way Mentorship Award Semifinalist 2018 

• Gilder-Lehrman South Carolina History Teacher of the Year 2017 

• IES Teacher of the Year 2000