I attended Sikeston Senior High School and graduated in 1992.  I graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1997 with a degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a minor in Management.  I worked at a major retail company for approximately 18 years.  I then choose to pursue my passion for teaching in recent years.  I gained my dual Missouri Teaching Certification through Hannibal La-Grange University.  I am certified to teach both Early Childhood and Elementary levels. I have continued my professional development and gained additional graduate hours through Sounthwest Baptist University and completed my Masters Certification in Administration through Hannibal La-Grange in 2020. I continued my professional development by gaining my Education Specialist in Adminsitration degree on December 2021.       

• Southeast Missouri State University – Cape, Girardeau, Missouri 63701

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major:  Marketing

Minor:  Management

• Hannibal La-Grange University – Hannibal, Missouri 63401

Dual Missouri Teaching Certification

Early Childhood – Birth – 3^rd Grade

Elementary Education – 1^st – 6^th grade

• Substitute Teaching Certification – February 2015 – February 2019
• Missouri SMSTA – 2013 – 2016
• Missouri MSTA –  2016 – present
• Sikeston Community Teachers Assocation SCTA – 2016 – present
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training Certification
• Dean List Scholar – Hannibal La-Grange University – Fall 2014 – 2015
• Dean List Scholar – Southeast Missouri State University – Fall 1996 & Spring 1997

• Missouri Educator Gateway Assessment – Early Childhood Education – March 2015
• Parent Teacher Organization President for two consecutive years – 2012-2014
• Interactive Field Experiences in Grades: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 3^rd, 6^th, 10^th grades
• Student Teaching – Pre-K -Fall 2015