I was born and raised in Jacksonville, North Carolina. I graduated from Jacksonville High School. I have an Associates Degree from Coastal Carolina Community College and a Bachelors of Arts Degree in History from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. My teaching degree (in Secondary Education) is from Watson School of Education from UNCW. This will be my third year as part of the Monarch family. I look forward to working with all my students this upcoming school year. I have taught at Jacksonville Commons Middle School in Onslow for 4 1/2 years and 5 years at New Bern High School in Craven County.