Welcome to Pine Tree Hill!! I am excited about returning to 4th grade for the 2022-2023 school year. Our school's theme this year is "We are ONE family with many stories". I am eager to travel this journey with my students as we learn more about each other's stories. 

I was born and raised in Bishopville, SC and graduated from Bishopville High School. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the College of Charleston, a Masters Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Phoenix, and completed course work towards my doctorate in the area of Teacher Leadership from Walden University. Throughout my 33 years as an educator, I have also completed courses through the University of South Carolina, Francis Marion University, and USC-Upstate. I taught for 13 years in Lee County, teaching gifted & talented, middle school science, middle school social studies, and elementary grades before coming to Kershaw County. I have been teaching at Pine Tree Hill for the past 20 years. This is HOME. 

I earned my Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education from the College of Charleston in 1989. I have a Master's of Arts in Education with a focus on Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix and studied Teacher Leadership in the Educational Leadership program at Walden University. In addition to those, I have also studied at the University of South Carolina in their graduate program for science education. The 2021-2022 school year is my 33rd year as an educator. 

I am married to a retired sales rep turned novice farmer. We reside in Bishopville, where we both grew up. . We are the parents of two daughters. Taylor is a School Psychologist in Berkeley County. Ava is a Certified Medical Assistant working in a private practice in Florence. .