It is very exciting to be a part of the Heritage family! I am originally from Alabama (Roll Tide), but Tennessee has been home for nineteen years. I live in Brentwood with my husband, Don; and our two French bulldogs, Lucy and Wilson.  Lucy is twelve years old and Wilson is eight.  They are a lot of company! 

I have two sons, Blake who is twenty-five and Dustin who is twenty-four.  Yes, I had them close…fifteen months apart.  Blake lives at home and works at Regions Bank. He goes to MTSU at night and plans to graduate in May.  (yea!) Dustin graduated from the University of Tennessee a year ago and lives in Boston, MA(I know, I can’t hate UT since he graduated from there).

Now a little about my professional career, this is my 23 year in the field of education. I graduated from the University of Montevallo in Alabama in 1979 with my undergraduate degree and my masters in 1983. I taught fourth grade in Alabama before moving to Texas and having children.  When we moved to Tennessee, I started teaching fourth grade at Grassland Elementary. (One of my colleagues in fourth grade was Mrs. Jane Franks.) While teaching I went back to school and got my reading specialist and gifted endorsement.

When Williamson County began hiring reading specialists, I applied and was given the job at Grassland and Scales Elementary.  Later I was full time at Scales.  During this time, I worked with teachers and small groups of children.  I left Scales and went to the central office as the curriculum specialist for literacy in grades K-5. I worked with teachers, reading specialists, and wrote curriculum for the county. 

Last year, I decided to return to the classroom. I was a first grade teacher at Westwood Elementary in Fairview.  Now I find myself in 2^nd grade at Heritage and very excited for the new phase of my teaching career! Go Eagles!