I am excited to begin my 1^st year at Trailside Middle School as the MD special education teacher and 2^nd year in Loudoun County Public Schools. I hold a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Morris College and a master's degree in education from Ashford University. During the summer, I completed a graduate level Introduction to Special Education course at Radford University. I will continue my coursework there in the spring of 2019. I have experience in special education self-contained classrooms and I enjoy working with teachers in the inclusion setting. 

I live in Ashburn with my husband (Steve) and daughter (Shaunice). Steve is retired military and we lived abroad in Sicily and Germany on three different assignments totaling 13 years and returning to the United States in 2015. Shaunice is a senior in LCPS and will graduate in June 2019. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. My favorite sports teams are the Golden State Warriors and Pittsburg Steelers.