She is an adjunct faculty member at Texas A & M University-Texarkana where she teaches classes in English, Elementary Education, and Special Education. She has 29 years of teaching experience in grades one, two, three, four, and special education and has been an adjunct faculty member at TAMU-T since 2001. Mrs. Tirrito has presented workshops in the areas of writing, reading, math, and the arts at the campus, district, and regional level as well as for the university. She is the recipient of several educational grants. She was the 2002-03 Regional VIII Teacher of the Year in Texas.