Retired after 33 years experience; Taught special education for 17 years; Specialized in teaching students from preschool to high school with learning disabilites, behavioral disorders and mental impairments at several schools in the district; Responsible for teaching 3rd grade at McKinley Elementary School and Mineral Wells Elementary School for the last 16 years
B.S.Ed., Special Education, Ohio University, 1982; M.A.Ed., Learning Disability, West Virginia University, 1986; Teaching Certification, Ohio Valley College, 1999