I am a graduate of Appalachian State University and have a true passion for educating students.  Seeing success on a students' face is the most rewarding experience an educator can have.  I am a firm believer in positive behavior and the success students make being rewarded.  It is important for our students to have positive praise for the achievements they achieve from both teachers and parents.  This will be my fifteenth year teaching at S. Ray Lowder.   I taught third grade for  six years , first grade for three years, one year in second, and this will be my fifth year in fourth grade.  On a more personal note, I live in Lincolnton with my husband, Kyle.  He is also a teacher in Lincoln County.  He teaches 8th Grade at West Lincoln Middle School.  I have a nine-year-old little girl named Kyleigh.  I enjoy running and staying active daily.