I received my Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University in 1996, and began teaching my first group of first graders here at North Brook Elementary.  I taught first grade for four years, and then spent the next 12 years teaching Kindergarten.  I have enjoyed teaching first grade again for the past five years.  I am married to my wonderful husband, Allan who is a teacher and coach at WLHS, and we have two children.  Parker is nineteen and a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill, and Morgan is sixteen and in the tenth grade at WLHS.  I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, and I love to read!  I spend most of my free time watching my children play sports.