Born in: Franklin, TN
College attended: Austin Peay
Started teaching in: 2001

Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Colleges: Columbia State, A.A. Studio Art, Austin Peay

Three things I love: Family, Painting, Reading

Favorite Quote:

" If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to help my students learn new things in English
3 things I love: Music, reading, and spending time with my family
Favorite quote: "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible.'" - Audrey Hepburn

Born in: Anderson, Indiana
College attended: Vincennes University, Ball State University, Oakland City University, and Liberty University
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the growth of students throughout the year
3 things I love: Wood Working, Bowling, My Family Time

Born in: Ontonagon, Michigan (Almost to Canada)
College attended: Gogebic Community College, Austin Peay, and TSU.
Started teaching in:
Favorite thing about my job: It's my favorite place to be.
Favorite Quote: Teaching is not what I do, but a teacher is who I am.

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Watching kids grow and change over the course of a year
3 things I love: My family, Traveling, and Spending time with family and friends on the river
Favorite quote: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin

I was born in Nashville, TN

The people are what I like best about working at CMS.

I love: God, Family, Sports

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work." Tim Notke

Born in: Mount Carmel, IL
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: The relationships I build
3 things I love: My family, Full House, and crafting
Favorite quote: “Be Different, Be Bold! Instead of taking the stairs, Slide!” - Ron Clark

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2001
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to know my students and being someone they can talk and relate to
3 things I love: My family, Dancing, Listening to music
Favorite quote: “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” - Zig Ziglar

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to make a small difference in my students' lives
3 things I love: Basketball, Pumpkin Spiced Iced Coffee, and My children
Favorite quote: "Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results." - Pat Summitt

Born in: Eureka, Kansas
College attended: Claremore Jr. College,  Belmont College,  Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in 1996
Favorite thing about my job: Instilling the love of reading
3 things I love: Reading, Wood burning, Traveling

Born in: Clarksville, TN
College attended: Tennessee College of Applied Technology and Nashville State Community College
Started working with children in: 2000
Favorite thing about my job: The people I am fortunate to work with
3 things I love: My God, My Family and My Friends
Favorite quote: "When life gets too hard to stand....kneel."

Born in: Tacoma, Washington
College attended: Utah Valley University and Western Governors University
Started teaching in: 2010
Favorite thing about my job: Every day teaching in the classroom
3 things I love: my family, the scriptures and relaxing at home

Born in: Charleston, SC
College attended: East Tennessee State University, Concordia University Portland
Started teaching in: 1998
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students prepare for life after school
3 things I love: Family, Crocheting, Traveling
Favorite quote: "Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." -Dr. Suess

Born in: Indianapolis, IN
Colleges attended: Tennessee Tech University for Undergrad and the University of North Texas for Masters
3 things I love: Good coffee, my wife and pets, Star Wars
Favorite quote: “For me, music and life are all about style.” - Miles Davis

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University, American College of Education
Started teaching in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job is: Studying, doing, and reflecting with colleagues; collaborating with each other; looking closely at students and their work; and sharing with each other what we have learned.
3 things I love: Spending time with my family, Boating, and Cooking
Favorite quote: "Smile- it increases your face value." - Truvy in Steel Magnolias

Born in: Berlin, Germany
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2013
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students to help see that they can do well in mathematics
3 things I love: My Family, The Denver Broncos, and University of Tennessee Football
Favorite quote: "Fear is a liar."

Born in: Jackson, TN
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University
Started working with students in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: Being an advocate for every student and working to help them reach their potential academically as well as personally and encouraging them to become more than they believe they are capable of becoming
3 things I love: Spending time with my family, watching college sports & the show "Friends"
Favorite quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn in their own unique ways
3 things I love: My Husband Reese, My 3 fur babies, Shopping
Favorite quote: "I am different, not less!"

Born in: Clarksville, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin & Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job: Watching the light bulb click on when a student gets it!
3 things I love: Reading, music, & painting
Favorite quote: "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." - C.S. Lewis

Born in: Dickson, TN
Colleges attended: APSU
Started working with students in: 2013
Favorite thing about my job: Making students enjoy coming to school!
3 things I love: Family, friends, and THE PACKERS!!!
Favorite quote: “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will."       -Vince Lombardi

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: David Lipscomb University, Trevecca University
Started teaching in: 1983
Favorite thing about my job: Observing students' excitement as they master new skills
3 things I love: God, Family, and Friends
Favorite quote: "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Nashville State Community College and Tennessee State University
Started working with children in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: The friends I've made and the fact that there is never a dull moment
3 things I love: time with family & friends, camping & bonfires, crafting

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1991
Favorite thing about my job: Watching students conducting science experiments and learning about the process
3 things I love: family, friends, travel
Favorite quote: "The future ain't what it used to be." - Yogi Berra

Born in: Fort Bragg, NC
College attended: Southeastern Louisiana University, University of New Orleans, Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 1990
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students
3 things I love: puzzles, cats, reading

Born in: Boone, Iowa
College attended: Austin Peay State University, University of Phoenix, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2009
Favorite thing about my job: Teaching/training people and working with children, so teaching combined two of my favorite things into one.
3 things I love: My children, sports (playing and watching), and hiking
Favorite quote: Just because you aren't the best doesn't mean you can't be. Always work hard for what you want.

Born: Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Favorite thing about job: Getting to talk with the kids, and turn their day around.
3 things I love: My family, Tennessee Football, Red Sox Baseball

Born in: Dickson, TN
Started working with children in: 2018
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to help young people grow
3 things I love: Coffee, Hunting, Reading
Favorite quote: "The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem." - Jack Sparrow

Born in: Dearborn, Michigan
College attended: Hopkinsville Community College
Started working with children in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students
3 things I love: Crafting, Fall, Family
Favorite quote: "All you really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt." - Charlie Brown

Born in: Chicago, IL
College attended: Western Illinois University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: A new experience each day
3 things I love: Family, Coffee, Disney
Favorite quote: Everything happens for a reason.

Born in: LaPlata, MD
College attended: Austin Peay State University and Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 1997
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the light bulb when a student truly gets it
3 things I love: God, Family, Teaching
Favorite quote: “The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” - B. B. King

Born in: Nashville, TN
Colleges attended: Columbia State Community College and Tennessee State University
Started working with children in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Assisting students to enhance communication with peers and staff
3 things I love: Swimming, Golfing, and Being outside
Favorite quote: "Communication is the lifeline of any relationship."-Elizabeth Bourgeret

Born and raised in Dickson County
Colleges- Jackson State Community College, Mid-Continent University, Austing Peay State University, Arkansas State University
3 favorite things about teaching- Relationships with staff and students, Countless opportunities for positive impact, Advocating for students
3 Things I love- My faith, My Family, Baseball
Favorite Quote- If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame. -Jocko Willink

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: TCAT, Austin Peay State University, Western Kentucky University
Started working with children in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: The family-like atmosphere at both of the schools I work at
3 things I love: My kiddos Baleigh and Logan, the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Thanksgiving
Favorite quote: "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing it is stupid." - Albert Einstein

Born in: Palm Beach County, Florida
College attended: Florida Atlantic University; Auburn University; Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2002
Favorite thing about my job: Forging positive relationships with students
3 things I love: My two sons; A medium-rare steak seared to perfection; Sarcasm
Favorite quote: "To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason...is like administering medicine to the dead." - Thomas Paine

Born in: Nashville, TN

Started teaching in: 2004 

Favorite part of my job: Watching my students grow

Favorite Quote: “Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.” - Unknown

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: King University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students that last for years to come
3 things I love: God, my family and friends, and my job!
Favorite quote: "Teach a child right from wrong; and when they are older, they will not part from it."

Born in: Dickson, TN
Favorite thing about my job: Helping educate students and working with the staff
3 things I love: Playing Golf, Hanging out at the Beach, Spending time with my Grandson
Favorite quote: "It's not because we're old. We're old because we're good."

Born: Baltimore, MD, Philadelphia College of the Bible, California State university, Northridge, McDaniel University and Towson State University
Love: Teaching, Dogs, Hiking
I Chronicles 28:20 "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you."

Born in: Houston, TX
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2000
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing students achieve their goals
3 things I love: spending time with my family, camping, and reading
Favorite quote:  “I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days.” - Lance Armstrong

Born in: Paris, TN
College attended: UT, Austin Peay, Trevecca, and ASU
Started teaching in: 1993
Favorite thing about my job: Sharing the adventure you find in books
3 things I love: Hardback books, Paperback books, Kindle books
Favorite quote:  "Today a reader, tomorrow a leader..." - Margaret Fuller