I am entering my 27th year in the classroom.  I have taught in Marlboro County, Lexington District 2, and have spent the last 20 years of my career in Lexington Richland District 5.  My teaching experience ranges from Grades 2-8, Chapter 1 Reading and Math,  Literacy Intervention, and  Eighth Grade Language Arts.  The majority of my teaching career has been spent teaching middle school and 16 of my 26 years were as a  Literacy Intervention teacher.  For the past 14 years I have been a Silver Fox at Dutch Fork Middle School.

I have lived in the Columbia area for the past 24 years, but I am originally from Bennettsville, SC.  I married my high school sweetheart and we have been married for 29 years.  We have 2 children, Kirsten, 24 (a third year teacher in District 5) , and Drake, 18 (starting Midlands Tech in the Fall).