I’m a Florida girl, born and raised. I have 6 years of teaching experience in Florida upper-elementary classrooms, and a passion for seeing people succeed. I graduated with my Elementary Education degree from Florida Southwestern State College in 2015, with additional certifications in ESOL, ESE, and Reading. I was honored to teach in my beautiful hometown in Southwest Florida for the majority of my career. I enjoyed creating and taking part in extracurricular programs, and building community, and am always thankful for the families that trusted me to educate their children. I also served as a mentor teacher to undergrads in Florida Gulf Coast University’s Education Degree program to pass along my love of teaching to up-and-coming educators. I made the move to Winter Garden a few years ago and took a hiatus from teaching, but I’ve missed it immensely and am now searching for a role that merges my career experience of customer service and community engagement with my roots in education.