1985 - Honor Graduate of Malverrn High School - distinction - Magna Cum Laude

 2007- Ouachita Technical College Associate of Arts Teaching Middle School Language Arts/Science Studies (AA) 

2009 - Henderson State University Bachelor of Science Education (BSE)  

2010 - Arkansas State University Master of Science Education (MSE)

2014 - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards - National Board Certified Teacher 

      Certifications earned

2011- UALR National Writing Project fellow (earned six graduate hours)

·        2011- UA graduate Honors College (AP training)

·        2012 - UA graduate Honors college (PreAP training)  

·         National Board Certification  2014  

Additional certification added to license :

·       2010 – Henderson State University English as a Second  Language (ESL) Academy (earned 12 graduate hours) 

Conferences, workshops and special training

·        2011 – Little Rock Central High National Historic Site Annual Teacher’s Summer Institute

·        2012 – Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for Educators Summer Institute ELA at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC.   

·        2012- Arkansas Pathwise Mentor Training

·        2011-2012 – National Board for Professional Teaching Standards TakeOne! passing recipient

·        2012-2013 completed candidacy requirements for National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (awaiting score 11/14)

·        2013 - Facing History and Ourselves Holocaust and Human Behavior nine week online course

·        2013 - Facing History and Ourselves A Convenient Hatred: The History of Anti-Semitism  nine day online webinar

·        2012-2013 completed LRNWP advanced institute       

·        2013 – China and the Cultural Revolution Red Scarf Girl webinar

·        2014 - Facing History and Ourselves Choices in Little Rock nine week online course