Apryl received her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign, and decided two years later to enter the educational world, earning her master’s degrees in Secondary Education and Curriculum and Instruction from National Louis University in Chicago, her hometown. Currently enrolled as a doctoral student at Concordia University–Chicago, Apryl aspires to teach readiness skills to bright, new student teachers and refine the skills of seasoned teachers, much like her capacity as an AVID staff developer. In her spare time, she enjoys community service with her sorority, dancing, yoga, and her newfound love affair with creating crafts via Pinterest.