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 AM MARRIED TO KEVIN HAMLETT (1985 GRADUATE OF HARTSELLE HIGH) AND WE ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF THREE CHILDREN.  ALL OF OUR CHILDREN ARE GRADUATES FROM HARTSELLE HIGH SCHOOL.  ZANE, WHO GRADUATED IN 2013, IS A SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FOR HCA IN NASHVILLE, TN.  ZANE IS GETTING MARRIED IN MAY, 2023 TO KAILA ALFANO, SO WE ARE GAINING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER!  KYLE, WHO GRADUATED IN 2016, IS IN HIS SECOND YEAR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SCHOOL AT HARDING UNIVERSITY IN SEARCY, AR.  KENZIE, WHO GRADUATED IN 2020, IS A SENIOR AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY IN NASHVILLE, TN AND WANTS TO BECOME AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST.  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.