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| Education | . Education:
I
attended Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and received an
Associate of Arts degree (Liberal Arts).
I then attended the S.U.N.Y. at Brockport and earned my B.A. degree
in secondary education (English). After
two years of teaching I began working on my masters degree in Special
Education at E.C.U., and following the completion of that degree,
completed another in Supervision. I
earned my principal’s certificate also, all at E.C.U. |
| Current Job |
Current Job:
I am currently employed as Headmaster of
Kerr-Vance Academy in Henderson, N.C.
This is my eighth year at the school.
Prior to serving here I was an elementary special education teacher
(LD) for five years, a school administrator for thirteen years, and then a
high school special education science teacher for three years. My responsibilities include the
leadership role, along with general supervisor of all programs, including
maintenance, transportation, development, etc.
I have often compared it to a superintendent’s job, with a much
smaller population. |
| Other Jobs | see above |
| Passions | ! I spend most of my time between reading in the winter months and working outside in my gardens in the spring and summer. I adore working with my perennials and love trying my hand at growing different varieties, including herbs for cooking. I travel as much as possible and would pack up and move to Florence, Italy at the drop of a hat. I love to experiment with Italian cooking and enjoy trying different foods while I am abroad. I am a true Gemini..I am either reclining for hours with a good book, or chomping at the bit to travel. I also have a spot in our local antique mall and enjoy collecting and appraising antiques. |
| Must Reads | Must Reads: I do not read educational journals, if I can help it. I really can’t say the I have ever read one that was the least bit intriguing or helpful. I am in the process of re-reading some of my favorite books of all time. I have just completed Thackery’s “Vanity Fair” and “War and Peace” and at the same time was reading J.K.Rowling’s latest, “Goblet of Fire”. Presently I am reading Jack Whyte’s series on the Roman occupation of Britain and the origins of the Arthurian legend and Rebecca Wells’ book, “Little Alters Everywhere”. I am also reading Scott Peck’s “People of the Lie” and I adore Rosamunde Pilcher books and anything dealing with Tudor Britain. “Contact” remains on my top ten of all times book. |
| Quotes | “What doesn’t make you stronger, kills you.” |
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