Ashleigh Maynord is beginning her sixth year of teaching Kindergarten and her fourth year at Walnut Grove.  Originally from Columbia, TN, Ashleigh received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Early Childhood Education from UT-Knoxville.  Ashleigh and her husband, Mern, live in Spring Hill and love traveling to Knoxville for UT games.  Her other interests are reading, waterskiing, running, and spending time with friends and family.   She is looking forward to welcoming a baby boy into her family in January 2009!