Mendi McCord is beginning her second year of teaching at Walnut Grove. She worked previously at the Learning Lab of Brentwood in the Reading Department. She has grown up in Williamson County and is thrilled to be part of the school system that helped her become the person that she is today. She has her Bachelors from MTSU and her Masters from Trevecca. She and her husband, Brian, live in Brentwood. She enjoys reading, traveling, hanging out with family and spending time with her animals: Chongo, Daisy and Annie, which her students will hear about all year long.