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| Education |
North Carolina
State University – BA, Psychology and Ed.D, Educational Administration
Meredith College – K-4 Certification and Masters in Education
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| Current Job |
Lacy
Elementary in Wake County
Principal
Provide leadership and support to develop, implement, and evaluate a
comprehensive instructional program; Plan and supervise a program for
resource management; and Develop, implement, and evaluate a communications
plan. |

| Other Jobs |
Senior Director of Instructional Services and Senior
Director of Community Services in the last five years.
Co-Director of Kentwood Day Nursery and Pre-School more than five
years ago. |

| Passions |
Family activities, reading, walking, spending time at
the beach. I support literacy
issues through my work with Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary society for
women educators |

| Must Reads |
Outlearning
the Wolves by David Hutchens – A story about the
issues facing organizations and how individuals work together to build a
culture of learning.
Other
People’s Children by Lisa Delpit – This book gives some
insight on the correlation between multicultural children and poor
academic performance and makes some suggestions for teachers so that all
children can achieve.
Change
Forces by Michael Fullan – Moral purpose in education,
making a difference for children and contributing to society, is a key to
reform. Common elements of collaborative cultures are presented. |

| Quotes |
The worth of
the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
John Stuart Mill
A
teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Henry Brooks Adams |

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