I graduated from Coffee High School in 1999, from Valdosta State University in 2011 with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, and then from Walden University in 2019 with a Master's Degree in Reading & Literacy. I taught for two years at Ben Hill Pre-K, two years at Ben Hill Primary, and now I am starting my second year teaching third grade ELA at Ben Hill Elementary! 

I live in Ambrose, Coffee County, Georgia, and I am married to my best friend, Josh.  We do not have children, but we do have an English Cream Golden Retriever named Vella, a Labradoodle named Max, and another Labradoodle named Bossman.

I enjoy writing (especially songwriting), reading, singing, playing instruments, listening to music, going to church, hanging out with friends and family, playing games, and much more!  I published a book of poetry in 2005, and I am currently working on two additional works of realistic fiction.