Elyse Black is a secondary school World History teacher in Denver, NC, USA. She has degrees in History from the University of North Carolina Greensboro and North Carolina State University and a graduate teaching certification from the University of North Carolina Charlotte. Before teaching at the secondary level, Mrs. Black taught European history at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. She currently lives in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina with her husband and two children where her hobbies include writing, genealogy, and cooking.