Special Education Director

Lumpkin County School District

I grew up in Florida, where I attended Florida Southern College and then Florida State University (B. S. degree in English Education), after which I attended Florida Atlanta University (M.A. in Guidance and Counseling).  For 10 years I taught high school English in Florida but then I wanted a change.  I moved to Colorado in the 1980s where I was an elementary school counselor for 4 years and then worked as a

Gifted/Talented coordinator while I completed certification in School Administration K-12. My administrative career includes 2 years as an Assistant Principal for a large school district’s school for the gifted ( over 1600 students grades 2-12), 9 years as an Elementary Principal, 5 years as the Principal of a Special Needs School (pre-k through 12), and I am now the Special Education Director for Lumpkin County School System. 

My daughters live in Gainesville and Smyrna, and I’m officially on  grandma duty at least one weekend a  month, at which time my grandson chases my Cairn terriers around and they all seem to have a great time.   I really enjoy traveling and try to take several trips a year, am re-learning to play the piano, and am trying to conquer my black thumb by encouraging the landscaping in my yard to survive.  I also sing with the First Baptist Church of Dawsonville’s choir.  I LOVE the mountains, the lakes, and the birds of north Georgia. and am so happy that I live in such a beautiful location.

Leadership Lumpkin is a great opportunity to learn about my new home (I’ve only been  here 18 months),  and I’m grateful to Mr. Dewey Moye, our school superintendent, for recommending it to me and me to it.