Born and raised in Cary, I attended WCPSS schools Kindergarten through 12th Grade before heading to NC State for my undergraduate degree, which I graduated a semester early with in December 2015. In May 2016 I headed back to NCSU (at the same time as both of my little sisters!) to pursue my Master's Degree in Elementary Education and graduated in December 2017. I worked at Alston Ridge as a Kindergarten Instructional Assistant from March 2016 to January 2018 and am now thrilled to be starting my second year teaching Kindergarten here! I am the proud oldest sibling of four children (I have two sisters and a brother) and am very close with my family! On May 5, 2018 I married my high school sweetheart, Stephen! Together we are proud crazy cat parents to Mac (orange) and Myrtle (gray). When I'm not doing something Kindergarten-related, you can find me relaxing with my cats, reading a good book, checking out new restaurants in the area with my husband, or getting lost in Target :) I also love to travel! In the last year we've visited 8 new countries and hope to add more to the list over our track-outs!