She holds a bachelor in Primary and Elementary Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. During her 15 years teaching in the full time gifted program at Ridgecrest Elementary in grades spanning from first to third, she has focused on developing real world applications of learning to provide students with authentic and viable avenues to construct meaning from their learning. She has previously presented on this topic at the Florida Association for the Gifted Conference as well as the National Association for Gifted Children Conference.