Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Building life long relationships with my students and learning with them along the way
3 things I love: My family and fur babies, chocolate, and cows

Born in: Clarksville, TN
Started working with children in: 1992
Favorite thing about my job: Helping the children to be successful
3 things I love: God, Family, & Friends

Born in: Clarksville, TN
College attended: UT Martin
Started teaching in: 1991
Favorite thing about my job: Watching my students grow into good citizens
3 things I love: movies, chocolate, sending Hallmark cards
Favorite quote: "If GOD permits the challenge, HE will provide the grace to meet it." - Max Lucado

Born in: Savannah, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2018
Favorite thing about my job: Teaching students necessary life and functioning skills, so they can become productive citizens.
3 things I love: Christ, Coffee, and Crafting
Favorite quote: "Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."

Born in: Tampa FL
College attended: APSU
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Knowing that I can make a difference in a child's life while teaching them
3 things I love: Animals, Coffee, and Tacos
Favorite quote: A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.

Raised in: Dickson County, Tennessee
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in:1999
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students feel successful
3 things I love: gardening, painting furniture, and walking
Favorite quote: "Every expert was once a beginner."

Born In: Nashville, TN
Colleges attended: Nashville State Community College
Started working with Children in: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: watching ah ha moments happen with students
3 things I love: Family, Coffee, & Dr. Pepper
Favorite quote: You're always one choice away from changing your life. -Mac Anderson 

Born in: Waverly, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Being able to surround my students with love all while being surrounded by love and making an impact on lives!
3 things I love: My family, Chic-fil-A, and TN Vols football
Favorite quote: “My Mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”- Maya Angelou

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started working with children in: 1988
Favorite thing about my job: Continuously promoting students of knowledge and character
3 things I love: God, Family, Country!
Favorite quote: "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would do us harm." - George Orwell

Born in: Hopkinsville, Ky
College attended: Murray State University; Walden University
Started teaching in: 2007
Favorite thing about my job: Watching students succeed
3 things I love: family, going to the beach, watching movies
Favorite quote: It's ok to not know, but it's not ok to not try.

Born in: Birmingham, AL
College attended: University of Montevallo, Middle Tennessee State University, Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Those “a-ha” moments and seeing a child understand something for the first time
3 things I love: spending time with my husband, dog, and grandson; watching movies/TV; and reading
Favorite quote: “Sunday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Tennessee Technological University,  Cumberland University
Started teaching in: 1996
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students become more confident in Math
3 things I love: spending time with family and friends, traveling, and sunshine
Favorite quote: “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.”- Anne Frank

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students grow confidence, learn from mistakes, and share kindness
3 things I love: Coffee, Reading, and Crafting

Born in: Nashville, TN
Started working with children in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Working for the wonderful administrative team here at CES and the opportunities to serve our students and our staff, as well as our community
3 things I love: Spending time with my husband Mark, our two sons and their wives, and our precious granddaughter

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: UT Martin
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing my students achieve their goals
3 things I love: God, family time, coaching volleyball

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 2004
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students and their families to help students become the best they can be.
3 things I love: family, reading, fall
Favorite quote: "When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way." ~Walt Disney

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Creating meaningful relationships with students and parents
3 things I love: my family, the beach and food!

Born in: Stockton, Ca
College attended: Liberty University, VA
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: The students I share my class with!
3 things I love: Coffee, the color blue, and sunflowers
Favorite quote: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou 

Born in: Welsh, Louisiana (grew up in Erin, Tennessee)
College attended: Columbia State Community College, Middle Tennessee State University, Austin Peay State University, and Carson-Newman
Started teaching in 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Building strong, positive relationships with my students and colleagues
3 things I love: Spending time with my fiancé, decorating for each holiday, and napping
Favorite quote: Just Remember I Love You 

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Cumberland University
Started teaching in: 1996
Favorite thing about my job: Working with children and watching them learn
3 things I love: reading, gardening, spending time with my family
Favorite quote: "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson

Born in: Rochester, NH
College attended: University of Maine Presque Isle, Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: Working with children
3 things I love: Family time, horseback riding, traveling

Born in: Nashville,Tn
Started working with students in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Greeting people and interacting with the kids
3 things I love: reading, concerts, family time
Favorite quote: "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." - Maya Angelou

Born in: Charlotte, North Carolina
College attended: Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 1993
Favorite thing about my job: Helping others learn
3 things I love: yoga, reading, and the Predators/Titans
Favorite quote: Let all that you do be done in love.

Born in: Hopkinsville, KY
Colleges attended: Western Kentucky University, Austin Peay State University, and Murray State University
Started teaching in: 1998
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students see their potential
3 things I love: family, traveling, and shopping
Favorite quote: "Let your light shine for ALL to see."

Born in: Warren, Michigan
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Working with my students
3 things I love: my children, reading, and coffee
Favorite quote: "Far and away the best prize life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." - Theodore Roosevelt.

Born in: Hartwell, Georgia
College attended: University of Phoenix
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: My students and colleagues
3 things I love: the beach, reading, and spending time with family
Favorite quote: "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Greene

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: University of Chattanooga
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Lifelong relationships with students and families
3 things I love: Going for walks, sitting on the porch, and being outside.
Favorite quote: "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." - Dolly Parton

Born in: Southside, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Teaching young children a lot of different exciting activities
3 things I love: walking/hiking, shoes, traveling
Favorite quote: "Anyone one who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor's crown except by competing according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. " 2 Timothy 2:5-6

Born in: Manhattan, Kansas
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1993
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students become readers
3 things I love: biking, being outdoors, and spending time with my family

Born in: Upstate New York

College attended: Nashville State Community College

Started working with children in: 2019

Favorite quote: "Everyday may not be a good day, but there is good in every day." 

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Miller-Motte Technical College
Started working in school systems in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Being able to share my knowledge and skills to inspire and connect with our students
3 things I love: My family, Coffee, Drawing
Favorite quote: "Be who you needed when you were younger" 

Born in: Colorado Springs, CO
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started working with students in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Making the first experience in school a positive experience
3 things I love: Chocolate, Sports, Owls
Favorite quote: "With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26

Born in: Memphis, TN
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University, Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 2010
Favorite thing about my job: Helping teachers and students solve problems
3 things I love: Jesus, Family, and Friends
Favorite quote: "You were born with the ability to change someone's life. Don't ever waste it." - Dale Partridge

Born in: Syracuse, New York
Started working with children in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: Making a difference
3 things I love: My Family, my dogs, and art
Favorite quote: Jeremiah 1:5

Born in: (Dickson, Tennessee)
College attended: (Attended Dickson County High School and graduated in 2002, no college attended)
Started (working with children) in: (2015)
Favorite thing about my job: (Getting to Love on all the kids and babies)
3 things I love: (Church, enjoying time with family, Coffee, I love my new job title here at school I have waited and wanted this job for years, I get to enjoy and love on all the babies here at school, and still get to enjoy watching all the activities that my kids do after school)
Favorite quote:( Be Kind, work Hard, stay humble, smile often, keep honest, stay loyal, travel, when possible, never stop learning, be thankful always, and LOVE!) 

Born in: Springfield, Vermont
College attended: Bethel University
Started working with children in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing all the children smile
3 things I love: My Wife, My Kids and Coaching Sports
Favorite quote: "It is not how many times you get knocked down, it is how many times you get up" - Rocky Balboa

Born in: Detroit, MI
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Nashville State
Started working with children in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing a child's face light up when they learn something new
3 things I love: My family, traveling, and the beach
Favorite quote: "Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr. Seuss

Born in: Clarksville, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin, Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 2009
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the lightbulb go off
3 things I love: family time, reading, movies
Favorite quote: Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. - Helen Keller

Born in: Tennessee
College attended: Stevenson University
Started teaching in: 2015
My favorite thing about my job: Helping students be successful and to be able to see the growth that they make from the beginning to the end of the year.
3 things I love: Traveling, Amusement parks, and Escape rooms

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Trevecca Nazarene College and Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1990
Favorite Thing about my job: When I feel that I have really helped a student or teacher
3 things that I love: Coffee, Bluegrass Music, Reading
Favorite Quote: All the world is a stage. Let us find our place upon that stage and be the best we can be.

Born in: Wichita, KS
College attended: Martin Methodist College, Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 2013
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn something new
3 things I love: Coffee, Reading, and Crafting
Favorite quote: "Work hard and be kind to others."

Born in: Upland, California
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with my students
3 things I love: God, my family, and traveling

Born in: Clarksville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay
Started teaching in: 2022
Favorite thing about my job: Exchanging stories and creating memories with students
3 things I love: Star Wars, UT Vols, The Peanuts Gang
Favorite quote: "Never tell me the odds." - Han Solo 

Favorite quote: "Play is the work of children." Maria Montessori 

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University & Trevecca
Started teaching in: 1993
Favorite thing about my job: helping students develop a love of reading
3 things I love: crafting, reading, and time with family
Favorite quote: He is greater than I.  John 3:30

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2005
Favorite thing about my job: Forming positive relationships with my students as I encourage them to grow and learn
3 things I love: Reading, Thrift Shopping, Time with Family and Friends
Favorite quote: "I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou

Born in: Columbia, TN
College attended: I am attending Nashville State and Austin Peay to become a teacher.
Started working with children in: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: Impacting the lives of small children with big hearts
3 things I love: sports, family, and shopping
Favorite quote: "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up." - Babe Ruth

Born in: Dickson, TN
Colleges attended: David Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee
Started working with children in: 1998
Favorite thing about my job: My students
3 things I love: My husband, my children, and my dogs

Born in: Frederick, MD
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started working with children in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing all of the lightbulb moments
3 things I love: Running, baking, and walking my dog, Daisy

Born in: Illinois
College attended: Western Illinois University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the individual growth of each student
3 things I love: Outdoors, Chicago Pizza, and friends
Favorite quote: “Mad Hatter: Am I going mad?... Alice: Yes, you're mad, bonkers, off the top of your head...but...I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”

Born in: Dickson County
College attended: Tennessee Tech
Started teaching in: 2022
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the light from a child when they learn something new, and hearing all of their imaginative stories and creative questions.
3 things I love: Exploring the world and arts, my dogs, my husband
Favorite quote: “I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” - Van Gogh 

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Arkansas State University
Started teaching in: 2002
Favorite thing about my job: Watching children learn
3 things I love: reading, doing puzzles, watching reality TV
Favorite quote: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)

Born in: Clarksville, TN
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University, Tennessee State University
Started teaching in: 2002
Favorite thing about my job: The KIDS!
3 things I love: time with my family, quilting, kayaking
Favorite quote: Do all things in love.

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to act like a kid and play with our students
3 things I love: My family, playing golf, fitness
Favorite quote: If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right.

Born in: Tucson, AZ
Colleges attended: Austin Peay State University and Grand Canyon University
Started working with children in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Helping the teacher I work with and watching little minds grow!
3 things I love: God, Our Country, and Dogs
Favorite quote: "Every kid needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about them." - Urie Bronfenbrenner

Born in: Seattle, Washington
Colleges attended: Aquinas College, California State University at Dominguez Hills, College of the Desert
Started nursing in 1988
Favorite things about my job: Building a rapport with students and watching them grow
3 things I love: travel, camping, baking
Favorite quote: "Believe in yourself." - anonymous

Born in: New Castle, Indiana
College attended: Ball State University
Started teaching in: 2010
Favorite thing about my job: The interaction with the children and helping them become better communicators
3 things I love: gardening, reading, coffee shops
Favorite quote: "Be the kind of person you needed when you were younger."

Born in: Richmond, IN
College attended: University of Maryland, University of Phoenix, UT Martin
Started teaching in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: Listening to our students and helping them grow
3 things I love: God, My Family, and the Beach!
Favorite quote: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2009
Favorite thing about my job: Helping teachers and students grow!
3 things I love: Farming, Photography, and Fishing
Favorite quote: "Every child deserves a champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be." - Rita Pierson.