1/2013 – 5/2015          Northeastern State University                        Broken Arrow, OK

Bachelor of Science in Education

         Elementary Education Major

         Additional studies in Language Arts and Young Adult Literature

         Project Wet, Water Education for Teachers Completion

4/2009 – 7/2009          S.T.O.N.E                                           Tulsa, OK

State of Oklahoma Resident Producer – Casualty, Property

         Licensed Insurance Agent for the State of Oklahoma

10/2001 – 4/2002        At-Home Professions 

Certification in Legal Transcription and Scoping

         Completed course in Legal Transcriptioning and Scoping with attention to legal documentation requirements and reading stenography

8/1993 – 05/1997        Northeastern State University                        Tahlequah, OK

Associates Degree

         Elementary Education Major

         General Studies

Class of 1993              Porter Consolidated School                Porter, OK

High School Diploma

         Class Salutatorian

Certifications

I am the proud daughter of a teacher.  My mother taught MATH among other things for the last 32 years before retiring.  I am also the blessed mother of two beautiful daughters, Payton and Drew.  They bless me everyday in ways that they don’t always know.  

I live in Porter on a farm that I was raised on.  I have always lived in Porter even though I worked in Tulsa and Muskogee for periods of time throughout my life.  I have serveral animals.  I have two cats (but I’m not sure they realize they’re cats) named Noir and Toothless.  Two older dogs, a schnauzer named Sugar and a Yorkie named Chase.  We recently got an Aussiedoodle that’s a very LARGE dog considering I’ve only had small dogs.  His name is Yona, which means Bear in Cherokee.  

I love to read, fish, sleep, play video games, bowl, go to movies and pretty much normal things.  I would have to say that one of my favorite places to go is a book store.  I can get lost in there for hours.  Well, that and any store there and any store that sells tools.  

I love teaching reading but even moreso I love being there for the students.  Every student becomes my kiddo once they’re in my room.