I AM ORIGINALLY FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, BUT HARTSELLE HAS BEEN MY HOME SINCE 1990.  AFTER I GRADUATED FROM ATHENS STATE IN 1992 WITH A SPECIAL EDUCATION DEGREE, I GOT MY FIRST TEACHING JOB AT HARTSELLE HIGH SCHOOL.  IN 1997 I TRANSFERRED TO F.E. BURLESON ELEMENTARY AS A RESOURCE TEACHER UNTIL 2017. AFTER 25 YEARS OF BEING IN THE CLASSROOM, I DECIDED TO CHANGE CAREERS.  NOW I AM THE PSYCHOMETRIST FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I'VE MOVED FROM "TEACHING" CHILDREN TO "TESTING" CHILDREN, AND I LOVE IT.  

     I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO KEVIN FOR 30 YEARS AND WE HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN (ZANE, KYLE, AND KENZIE).  ZANE MARRIED KAILA ALFANO ON MAY 28, 2023, SO WE OFFICIALLY HAVE A NEW FAMILY MEMBER.  WE ARE EMPTY-NESTERS EXCEPT FOR OUR DOG, QUINCY, WHO IS SOMETIMES MORE OF A RESPONSIBILITY THAN ALL 3 KIDS COMBINED, BUT WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH! I ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY, READING MURDER/MYSTERY BOOKS, WATCHING MY SHOWS (TOO MANY TO NAME), AND ALABAMA FOOTBALL.  I AM ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF HARTSELLE CHURCH OF CHRIST.