She is a Lake Charles native who was schooled in the Calcasieu Parish school system, graduating from Barbe High School. As a student, she had to work a bit harder than her peers.
“Things didn’t come easy for me and I had difficulty sitting for long periods of time,” she recalled. “Math didn’t always ‘click’ and reading was slow, and I remember feeling lost in lessons that would go right over my head.”
These struggles made her the teacher she is today, an educator who leads with empathy to help every student see their potential…