She is a 2003 graduate from Western Kentucky University with a B.S. degree and a 2009 graduate from Indiana Wesleyan University with a M.S. degree. Some of her accomplishments include: supporting the needs of high-risk students with emotional disabilities and helping them to succeed in the classroom, working with high-ability kindergarten students to help them excel, mentoring first-year teachers, serving on the Technology and Textbook Adoption committees and serving as a member on the School Improvement Team.