About Me

I have been married for 34 years to my husband, Tim, and we have two children, both of whom graduated from Clemson University. Our daughter teaches 5th grade in San Antonio, TX, following in her mother's footsteps. Our son is a Civil Engineer and works for an engineering firm in Greenville, SC, and also serves in the SC Army National Guard with the Corps of Engineers.

 

I have been with Lakes and Bridges Charter School (LABCS) since August 2017. I spent the 2017-2028 school year working as an Independent Contractor, getting the school set up and ready to open for the 2018-2019 school year.

 

I have spent my entire career working with children with dyslexia in private schools until I came to LABCS, with 26 years prior at Camperdown Academy in Greenville, SC. I was in almost every position at Camperdown, from classroom teacher, to tutor, to co-founding Camp Creekside, to Director of Outreach and Teacher Training, to Transitions Director, to Assistant Head of School, to Head of Education, to Interim Head of School, to Acting Head of School, and everything in between.

 

As an Accredited Training Fellow of the Orton-Gillingham Academy (ATF/OGA), I have trained many hundreds of teachers throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and California in the OG Associate Level and OG Classroom Educator Level trainings in private schools, public schools, school districts, and the SCDE. Additionally, I have presented on dyslexia, the brain, and other topics at conferences at the local, state, and national levels.

 

In 2012, I was appointed to the SC Dyslexia Task Force (Act 103), and then in 2014, I was asked to join the Read to Succeed (Act 284) Advisory Group. I served on the International Dyslexia Association-South Carolina (IDA-SC) board from 2011-2017, serving as a Director, Vice President, and President during my time. I also was part of the Information and Outreach Committee (IOC) for the Orton-Gillingham Academy (OGA) board, and currently serve on The Reading League-South Carolina (TRL-SC) board.

 

After training teachers working primarily in inner-city schools in Los Angeles, I became passionate about being a part of something that allowed access and equity to all children, regardless of their socio-economic status. When I heard of a public charter school opening that offered an Orton-Gillingham-based Approach to teaching children with dyslexia that is tuition-free, I knew I had to be a part of it.

 

I am passionate about working with dyslexia, and I have loved every minute of my time at LABCS!