She is in her 18th year of teaching in Grant County schools. She taught 16 years at Dry Ridge Elementary as a 3rd- and 4th-grade teacher before taking her current role at Sherman. Furman earned her bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University, her master’s degree in instructional leadership from Eastern Kentucky University and achieved her Rank 1 through National Board certification. She is the 2018 Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year.