Born in: Clarksville, TN
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University, Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing student's succeed
3 things I love: Coffee/Flavored Coffee Creamer, Desk Supplies, My dog
Favorite quote: "What the mind can conceive it can achieve" - Unknown

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with my students that last a lifetime!
3 things I love: Friends (TV Show), Shopping, Spending time with friends and family
Favorite quote: Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful.

Born in: Nashville, TN
Started working with children in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: I love seeing the excitement in students' eyes when something they’ve been struggling with finally makes sense.
3 things I love: I love anything pumpkin or lemon flavored. I have a large Christmas ornament collection. I love flamingoes.
Favorite quote: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

From: Dickson, TN
Education: NSCC
Year I started working with students: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: Helping the students learn and grow.
3 things I love: My family, vacations, and shopping.
Favorite Quote: "No rain, no flowers."

From: Dickson, TN

Education: Oakland City University: Bachelor's degree in mathematics secondary education licensure

Year Started Teaching: 2022

Favorite Thing About My Job: My favorite thing about teaching is impacting my students' lives in every aspect. 

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: MTSU and TSU
Started teaching in: 1995
Favorite thing about my job: Helping kids find a love of history
3 things I love: my family, my friends, being on the lake
Favorite quote: "What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Favorite quote: "Do your little bit of good where you are. It's those bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu 

Favorite quote: "Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise." - Kobe Bryant 

From: Nashville, TN
Education: Nashville Tech - Associates in Secretarial Science 
Started working with students: 2000

Favorite thing about my job: Helping the children and seeing their smiles, kids, admin, and staff. 
3 Things I Love: Exercise, time with family and friends, and chocolate.
Favorite Quote: "Live, Love, Laugh every day."

Born in: Nashville, TN
Colleges Attended: Austin Peay and Liberty University
Started working with children in: 2013
Favorite thing about my job: Working with the best staff and students
3 things I love: Reading, Puzzles, and the Beach
Favorite quote: "Not all who wander are lost." - JRR Tolkien

Favorite saying: Be a light, not a basket! 

From: Dickson, TN
Education: Univ of Phoenix AA 
Year I started working with students: 2023
Favorite thing about my job: It is never boring.
3 things I love: sewing, camping
Favorite Quote: "Be yourself, everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde

Born in: Rayon City, TN
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 1991
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to meet over 100 new people each school year.
3 things I love: My Family, Reading, Classic Movies
Favorite quote: "What is truth?" - Pontius Pilate

Favorite quote: "Success comes from how much effort you give." 

From: Nashville, TN

3 things I love: Flynn (my dog), llamas, and crafting 

Born in: Memphis, TN
College attended: Bethel University, Vanderbilt University
Started teaching in: 1995
Favorite thing about my job: Being around students who are learning and growing at such an important stage of their lives
3 things I love: Architecture and design, reading, and attending Bible studies.

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Tennessee State University
Started working with students in: 2008
Favorite thing about my job: Helping our middle school children be as healthy as they can be both physically & mentally
3 things I love: God, My Family and fur babies, and vacationing in my Jeep
Favorite quote: "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

From: Dickson, TN
Education: University of Tennessee at Martin, Bachelor of Music Endorsement Vocal Music K-12
Year I started working with students: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: I love that I get to use music to connect with students daily. Teaching a subject that all students interact with daily in their free time allows for enriching conversations and thought-provoking learning opportunities. I love sharing my passion for music and I love hearing the students' passions as well! 
3 things I love: I love musical theater, my church/faith, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe! 
Favorite Quote: "What is grief, if not love persevering?" - Vision from WandaVision (really bad at choosing quotes, I don't really live my life by quotes but I liked this show a lot)

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: MTSU
Favorite thing about my job: Meeting new people of all ages!
3 things I love:  Shopping, listening to music and my family

Born in: Dallas, Texas
Started working with children in: 2004
Favorite thing about my job: My favorite thing is when I am trying to teach something to a child who is having difficulty understanding and the light bulb comes on when they get it!
3 things I love: Traveling in our RV, my family and friends/coworkers.and the beach!

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, 
Started teaching in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: the people
3 things I love: coffee, old movies, and reading

Favorite Quote: “We must begin where we are and move forward immediately by starting small and capitalizing on what's at hand.” ? Mike Schmoker

From: Dickson, TN
Education: Dental Staff Schools of Tennessee. RDA
Year I started working with students: 2023
Favorite thing about my job: The relationships with the staff and the kids.
3 things I love: Corgi's, outdoors, and family.
Favorite Quote: "You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try."  - Dolly Parton

From: Dickson, TN.
Education: Maryville College, APSU
Year I started working with students: 2004
Favorite thing about my job: Interacting with the students and seeing them grow.
3 things I love: My family, my dog, and nature.
Favorite quote: "We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test." - Isabel Allende

Born in: Sturgis, Kentucky
College attended: Western Kentucky University, Murray State University
Started teaching in: 1995
Favorite thing about my job:  Working with and encouraging students
3 things I love: Being with my family, spending time with my friends, and shopping  
Favorite quote:  "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

Born in: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Started working with children in: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: Interacting with the children and building meaningful relationships with them
3 things I love: My children, homesteading, and cooking
Favorite quote: "In a world where you can be anything, be kind."

Born in: Bloomington, IL
College attended: Greenville College (now Greenville University), Illinois State
Started teaching in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job: working with students to help them discover a love of history
3 things I love: Genealogy, Crafting, and Harry Potter
Favorite quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi

From: Dickson, TN
Education: Middle Tennessee State University, Bachelor of Science; Austin Peay State University, Masters in Administration and Supervision
Year I started working with students: 1981
Favorite thing about my job: The kids.
3 things I love: Chocolate, candles, and popcorn. 
Favorite quote: "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13

Born in: Smyrna, TN
College attended: Tennessee Technological University and The University of Memphis
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Building musical relationships with my students
3 things I love: Hiking, Listening to vinyl, and Coffee.
Favorite quote: "Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." - Charlie Parker

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Nashville State Community College and King University
Started teaching in: 2022
Favorite thing about my job: I love building long-lasting relationships with the students and staff.
3 things I love: I love my 4 pit boxers mix dogs (Birdie,Babyluck,Reyna & Rosie). I love baking and cooking all different types of foods. I love hanging out with my niece Kenzlie. 

Favorite quote: "Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul." Proverbs 16:24

From: Burns, TN
Education: Bachelor of Arts, University of Tennessee-Martin; Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix; Master of Science in Teaching (secondary education), University of Tennessee-Martin
Year I started working with students: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: I love interacting with the students and developing good teacher-student relationships.
3 things I love: I love the game of baseball and its history. I love to watch movies and classic films. I enjoy older music, especially the 80s.
Favorite Quote: "Find the good and praise it." - Alex Haley

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: University of TN at Martin, Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 1995
Favorite thing about my job: There simply is nothing more invigorating or humbling than to connect with a student in a way that changes that student's life.
3 things I love: Reading, traveling, and pie. 
Favorite quote: "Live your dream, do what you love, and cherish every moment." 

Born in: Camden, TN
College attended: Middle TN State University, Grand Canyon University
Started teaching in:1997
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with colleagues and students
3 things I love: Family, TN Vols, Sports
Favorite quote: "Will you stay true to what you said you were going to do?" - Inky Johnson

Born in: Dickson , Tennessee
College attended: MTSU, Tennessee St University, Grand Canyon University
Started working with students in: 1994
Favorite thing about my job:  The joy of seeing our kids succeeding
3 things I love: Jesus, People, Athletics, and creating football
Favorite quote: "Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon."

From: Dickson, TN
Education: Tennessee Technological University, Multidisciplinary Studies Grades 4-8; Bethel University, Masters in Educational Leadership  
Year I started working with students: 2013
Favorite thing about my job: I love math and I also love creating relationships with students! 
3 things I love: My family, exercising and sports, and sleeping! :) 
Favorite Quote: "The best way to predict your future is to create it."

Born in: Waverly, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University and Trevecca Nazarene College
Started working with children in: 2004
Favorite thing about my job: I love serving others and making people laugh/smile.
3 things I love: Reading, Crafting, Shark Tooth Hunting
Favorite quote:  "We are all broken. That's how the light gets in." - Ernest Hemingway

From: Anchorage, Alaska
College attended: University of Alaska Anchorage, East Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2010
Favorite thing about my job:  Seeing my students later on in life and all they have achieved
3 things I love: Church, CrossFit, and Family
Favorite quote: Strive for Progress not Perfection

From: Kentucky
Education: University of Colorado B.A.; MTSU Master of Library Science 
Year I started working with students: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: The Kids! 
3 things I love: Reading, winter, and learning about special needs/autism. 
Favorite Quote: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle you know nothing about."

From: McEwen, TN
Education: Austin Peay State University 
Year I started working with students: 2022
Favorite thing about my job: Making connections with my students. 
3 things I love: UT sports, Nashville Predators, and Food. 
Favorite Quote: "A champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable." - Pat Summitt 

Born in: Burns, TN
College attended: MTSU, CSU Pueblo
Started teaching/coaching in: 2001
Favorite thing about my job: Putting on the show for the Youth of America
3 things I love: My dog, Pigg; Paddle Boarding; Bicycling on very smooth roads
Favorite quote: "Life is nothing but the living of it."

Born in: Kingsville, Texas
Colleges attended: University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Freed Hardeman University
Started in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Helping to inspire future scientists to be inquisitive and tenacious
3 things I love: family/friends, running, and reading
Favorite quote:  "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." - Thomas Edison

From: Foster, KY

Education: Northern Kentucky University, Bachelor of Arts in English;

University of Kentucky, Masters of Science in Library and Information Science;

Tennessee Technological University, Specialist in Education in Curriculum and Instruction; Southern New Hampshire University, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn empathy, identify themselves, and grow through reading.  

3 things I love: Books, elephants, and learning. 

Favorite Quote: "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." - Roald Dahl

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Tennessee Tech University
Started Teaching in: 2003
Favorite thing about my job: Inspiring young minds to believe the impossible
3 things I love: Travel, Sports, Travel
Favorite quote: "Do what you can, with what you have, where your are." - Teddy Roosevelt

Born in: Jackson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students realize they can do anything they are willing to work at.
3 things I love: Making art, music, and camping
Favorite quote: "The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding." - Leonardo da Vinci

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 1997
Favorite thing about my job: Helping all students communicate effectively
3 things I love: Reading, Nature, My Grandchildren
Favorite quote: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller