She is a former Tennessee Teacher of the Year Finalist, the Tennessee Horizon Award Winner for outstanding teachers of gifted students, and Tennessee Outstanding Young Educator. She is an active member of NAGC and serves on several committees for them, and is a member of TAG as well. She has presented about gifted education at the state and national levels. In addition, she is the parent of a gifted daughter and a twice-exceptional son (gifted and autistic). She is currently working on her doctorate and focusing on gifted relationships as her dissertation topic. She works in a school for gifted and high achieving students.