Ms. Dickrell has been in education since 2006 and in New London since 2013. She holds Early Adolescence-Adolescence certifications in Broad Field Social Studies, History, and Political Science in addition to Early Childhood-Adolescence certifications in Spanish and Library Science. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with majors in History and Political Science and a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh.