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

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: 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

Born in: Charlotte, N.C.
College attended: Lipscomb University, Austin Peay University
Started teaching in: 1990
Favorite thing about my job: Showing people how powerful they are
3 things I love: Watching my boys play sports, spa time, and traveling
Favorite quote: "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein

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

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."

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: 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