Englewood Elementary School

I am so blessed to be the Assistant Principal at Englewood Elementary School. I am a graduate of the University of West Alabama with a Master's Degree in Instructional Leadership and the University of Alabama with a B.S. in Elementary/Early Childhood Education. I previously served at Vance Elementary School as the Local Reading Specialist, an interventionist, and prior to that, a 3rd grade teacher. I have also taught in the Hale County School District. In my career, I have had the pleasure of working with students at every grade level from Kindergarten through the eighth grade.

I live in Tuscaloosa with 3 of my 4 amazing children. I enjoy spending time in nature, walking for exercise, reading, visiting farmers markets, and, most importantly, spending time with my favorite only grandson, Ashur. I consider myself to be a life-long learner and an advocate for students and teachers.

One of my favorite quotes is by educator, Rita Pierson: Every child deserves a champion—an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.

Education

B.S. Early Childhood/Elem. Education - UA - 1991

M.Ed Instructional Leadership - UWA - 2021

Experience

Nov. 1 - Present     Assistant Principal Englewood Elementary School

Jan.-May 2021    Administrative Intern at Davis-Emerson Middle School

2018-2021    ARI Local Reading Specialist 

2014-2018      Vance Elementary School, Title 1, Gr. 3-5

2005-2014      Vance Elementary School, third grade 

1994-2005      Moundville Elementary School, fifth and sixth grades 

1992-1994      Greensboro Public School East, Chapter I and fifth grade

1992               Akron Elementary, fourth grade