Mrs. McGrady holds a bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Concord College. She earned her masters degree in Education, with a concentration in Special Education from Old Dominion University. She earned an Educational Specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. She has been teaching for more than 30 years. She began her teaching career in Beckley, WV where she taught at the middle school level. From there she joined the faculty of Warren County Middle School, where she served as a learning specialist. She then moved to Craig County VA where she taught at the elementary level, then to Roanoke City Schools and taught at the middle school level. Upon leaving Roanoke City, she came to Loudoun County where she taught at Sully Elementary, Smart's Mill Middle School, and currently at Harmony MIddle School.