My name is Melissa Cohn and I live in Hubert, NC with my husband and 2 boys, Dylan and Chase. I also have 2 Boxers, Everest and Dallas. This is my 16th year teaching students with special needs. I am originally from New Jersey and started my education career in a private school for children with autism. I have my Bachelor's Degree from Caldwell College in Elementary Education and Music. I later got my Master's Degree from Caldwell College in Special Educaiton with a Concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). After getting married, I moved to Onslow County and taught for 4 years at TECC and Dixon Elementary. We then moved to California and then Missouri. I continued to work in special education as a Teacher Assistant and Teacher. I returned to Onslow County in 2018 at Dixon Elementary, then moved to Swansboro Elementary for the 2019-2020 school year. I was nominated as the Swansboro Teacher of the Year for the 2019-2020 school year.