Hey everyone! Though this is my fourth year teaching at East Lincoln High School, it is my twenty-fourth year teaching! I was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I graduated from West Charlotte High School.  I have a degree in Education from UNC-Chapel Hill, I'm National Board Certified, and I am licensed in AIG. I am married to my best friend, Matt Beam, who owns Beam Boys' Bargains in Lincolnton and is an assistant Football Coach at East.  We have three VERY active children- Jackson (17), Davis (15), and Emma (12).  Our lives pretty much revolve around sports (baseball, football, basketball, softball, gymnastics, cheerleading, and horseback riding) and family.