I grew up in Lincoln County and attended Love Memorial Elementary as a child.  I graduated from West Lincoln High School and received a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from UNC-Charlotte.  This is my twenty-seventh year of teaching.  Mike and I have been married for twenty-seven years, and we have two children, Hunter and Hannah.  Hunter is a graduate of Haywood Community College with an associate's degree in Fish and Wildlife Management and is a 2020 graduate of NC State University with a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. Hannah is a sophomore at Appalachian State University majoring in Elementary Education.  My family and I are members of Cedar Grove Lutheran Church.  I enjoy spending time with family, fishing, reading, and shopping. I love my job and can’t imagine doing anything other than teaching.