She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Elementary Education and has certification in Reading, Special Education, Early Childhood, ESOL and Education Administration. Dessolene is a National Board Certified Teacher, a Maryland State Department of Education Master Teacher and a PARCC item and test reviewer. Her main job duties include supporting reading in Anne Arundel County through professional development, curriculum writing, and school base support. Dessolene has been in education for 25 years and enjoys learning new strategies for unlocking the Common Core.