Born in: Jackson, TN
College attended: APSU and TSU
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Working with children
3 things I love: God, Madilyn my grandbaby, all my family

Born in: Rockledge, FL
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2003
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing the happiness on children's faces as they create music
3 things I love: Jesus, my family, and cheesecake!
Favorite quote: Trust in the Lord with all you heart.

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: The people I work with
3 things I love: exercising, reading, gardening

Born in: Dickson, TN
Colleges attended: Tennessee Tech
Started working with children in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Smiling and the children
3 things I love: Walking, time with family, cooking

Born in: Nashville, TN
Started working with children in: 2008 subbing
3 things I love: God, Family and Laughing
Favorite quote: "I can do all things through God who is my strength."

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: APSU
Started teaching in: 1987
Favorite thing about my job: Watching kids learn
3 things I love: family, reading, friends
Favorite quote: We dislike what we don't understand.

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: University of TN, Knoxville; Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1989
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn to read and succeed!
3 things I love: My family, Reading, Shopping

Born in: Perry County, TN
College attended: University of TN Martin
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Celebrating the seemingly "small" but HUGE successes with my students!
3 things I love: Reading, Coffee, and SLEEP
Favorite quote: For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, "What might have been." - John Greenleaf Whittier

Born in: Dickson, TN
Started working with children in: 1989
Favorite thing about my job: The excitement on a child's face when the light comes on
3 things I love: My Family, My children, My friends
Favorite quote: "You may not understand now, but one day you will."

Born in: Dickson, TN
Started working with children in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: A smile on the kid's face, the hugs, and the wonderful people I work with
3 things I love: The color orange, The VOLS, and my family
Favorite quote: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” - Oscar Wilde

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: University of Phoenix
Started working with children in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Helping create an academic foundation as well as social-emotional friendly learning environment for our students
3 things I love: My children and family, animals and farm life, and being outdoors
Favorite quote: "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others." - Percicles

Born in: Dickson, TN
Started working with children in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing those smiling faces each day
3 things I love: My job, The Beach, Crafting
Favorite quote: Start each day with a grateful heart.

Born in: Hershey, PA
College attended: West Chester University
Started teaching in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students learn and grow
3 things I love: Coffee, My Family, and My Dog
Favorite quote: "Sometimes the people around you won't understand your journey. They don't need to, it's not for them."

Born in: Jackson, TN
College attended: Freed-Hardeman University and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Started teaching in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to be a part of students lives and watching them grow academically
3 things I love: Reading, Music, Theater
Favorite quote: "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I have would not a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'. - Erma Bombeck

Born in: Madison, GA
College attended: Western Governors University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students realize their potential and watching them have those lightbulb moments
3 things I love: My kids, our animals, coffee
Favorite quote: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."

Born in: Pittsburgh, PA
College attended: Edinboro University and Carlow University
Started teaching in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Exploring art with children, especially paint and the messy, good stuff!
3 things I love: fishing, big trucks, and building things
Favorite quote: Shine your light, make a positive impact in someone’s day

Born in: Goldsberg, Missouri
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 1994
Favorite thing about my job: Collaborating with teachers
3 things I love: Family, Grandkids, Eating at different restaurants
Favorite quote: Remember the Past, Enjoy the Present, Embrace the Future

Born in: Nashville, TN
Started working with children in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Working with children and seeing them make gains
3 things I love: Grandchildren, Family and BASEBALL!
Favorite quote: Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about, BE KIND, ALWAYS!

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: APSU and TSU
Started teaching children in: 2001
Favorite thing about my job: Observing great lessons and discussing success with staff
3 things I love: God, friends/family, sports, country music, & desserts
Favorite quote: “Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they come to see it in themselves.”

Born in: Waverly, TN
Colleges attended: University of Tennessee at Martin and Walden University
Started teaching in: 1996
Favorite thing about my job: Making a difference in my students' lives every day.
3 things I love: My family, a good book at the beach, Diet Mountain Dew
Favorite quote: "Try to be a Rainbow in Someone's Cloud." - Maya Angelou

Born in: Waverly, Tennessee
College attended: University of Phoenix and University of Tennessee Martin
Started Teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Interactions with children
3 things I love: spending time with my grandsons, yard work, and reading

Born in: Oak Park, Illinois
College attended: University of Tennessee at Martin
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with my students
3 things I love: Reading, sitting on my back porch, my family
Favorite quote: "Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination." - Mark Twain

Born in: Youngstown, Ohio
College attended: Ambassador College
Started teaching in: 1982
Favorite part of my job: The students
3 things I love: My wife & family, Greyhounds, and wearing shorts

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University & Freed-Hardeman University
Started teaching in: 2017
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing students learn to never give up
3 things I love: Being creative, joking with my class, spending time with family

Born in: Madison, TN
College attended: APSU
Started teaching in: 1992.
Favorite thing about my job: Working with children!
3 things I love: my family, the beach, and working puzzles

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: UTK, APSU, FHU
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students
3 things I love: My family, my friends, football season

Born in: Chicago, IL
College attended: Middle Tennessee State University, Bethel University
Started teaching in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Helping kids succeed
3 things I love: Family, Hiking, Disney World
Favorite quote: "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: University of Memphis
Started working with children in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Helping find new opportunities for students to lead
3 things I love: books, coffee, traveling
Favorite quote: You preach a better sermon with your life than your lips.

Born in: Karachi, Pakistan
College attended: Vanderbilt and Cumberland for Masters
Started teaching in: 1985
Favorite thing about my job: Children
3 things I love: My God, My family, My Job

Born in: Macon, Georgia
College attended: Mississippi College, University of North Alabama
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Getting to build relationships with the students and staff
3 things I love: My dog, Reading, Dr. Pepper
Favorite quote: "People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be." - Carl Rogers

Born in: Ft. Benning, GA
College attended: A.P.S.U. and University of Tennessee at Martin
Started working with children: 2009
Favorite things about my job. Students and faculty
3 Things I Love: Jesus, family, friends
Favorite quote: "Never give up!" - Winston Churchill

Born in: Erin, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University, Nova Southeastern University
Started teaching in: 1999
Favorite thing about my job: Providing healthy activities to get students moving
3 things I love: Fishing, Music, Movies

Born in: Reno, Nevada
Started working with children in: 2020
Favorite thing about my job: Working with kids, their families, and teachers (my favorite kind of people)
3 things I love: my family, music, everything outdoors
Favorite quote: "You only live once; but if you do it right, once is enough."

Born in: Ashland, KY
College attended: Campbellsville University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing my students learn and grow!
3 things I love: Coffee, My Pets, Traveling
Favorite quote: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney.

Born in: Nashville, Tennessee
College attended: University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Austin Peay University
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Working with kids
3 things I love: reading, traveling, and gardening

Born in: Dickson, Tennessee
College attended: Lipscomb University & Arkansas State University
Started: 2009
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students
3 things I love: my family, music, and shopping
Favorite quote: The plan for your life far exceeds the circumstances, you are facing today. Never give up.

Born in: Columbia, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2018
Favorite thing about my job: Working with the students and helping them to be successful
3 things I love: Family, Basketball, Football

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Nashville State Community College and Freed-Hardeman University
Started Teaching in: 2021
Favorite thing about my job: The students!
3 things I love: Disney, musical theatre, my family/ friends
Favorite quote: Mistakes are proof that you are trying.

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Welch College
Started teaching in: 2006
Favorite thing about my job: Helping children grow to be their best
3 things I love: family, crafting, reading
Favorite quote: "Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt