Born in: Jamestown, NY
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: building relationships with students and families
3 things I love: coffee, bargain shopping, podcasts
Favorite quote: “Look for the helpers; you will always find people that are helping” - Fred Rogers

Born in: Miami, FL
College attended: UT Martin and Lipscomb University
Started teaching in: 2011
Favorite thing about my job: Fostering a love of learning and building a classroom community
3 things I love: traveling, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Favorite quote: Always go the extra mile, it is never crowded.

Born in: Seguin, TX
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students to understand and love learning!
3 things I love: Coffee, my daughter, boating on the river
Favorite quote: The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Nelson Mandela

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: UT-Martin and Arkansas State
Started teaching in: 2009
Favorite thing about my job: the kids, watching something "click" for the first time, teaching them to read
3 things I love: Family/Friends, coffee, and traveling!
Favorite quote: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Started teaching in: 2003
Favorite thing about my job: Seeing children learn to read
3 things I love: My family, Traveling, and Disney