She is addicted to coffee, popcorn and frozen yogurt. She enjoys hiking, photography and dancing. She is perhaps best known for her position at Spotswood Elementary in Virginia, for which she won the title of New Teacher of the Year in 2011. She was the recipient of four grants funded by donorschoose.org and one IDEA grant, funded by the Spotsylvania Education Foundation. She is also a part-time fitness instructor for Zumba and Group Power.