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I graduated from
White County High School as valedictorian of my
class in 1995. Then I attended Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, GA, where
I received my Associate's degree in 1997. From 1997 to 1999, I was a student
right here at North Georgia College and State University. In 1999, I received my
Bachelor's degree in sociology and began the Master's of Public Administration
degree. After completing the MPA program successfully in August of 2000, I began
teaching computer science courses.
My family and I moved into a new house in May of 2004, but I have lived in
Cleveland all my life. My housemates consist of my parents, my sister and our
furry little dog, Precious! We also have a farm cat, named Hobson, a.k.a. Hobbie,
who is a "housecat-wannabe." In addition to our regular animals, we have three
head of cattle, Josie, her baby Little Bit, and J.R.
I also have a brother, a sister-in-law, a niece, a
great-nephew, and a great-niece who will be born in October. However,
since I feel entirely too young to consider myself a great-aunt, I'll consider
the word "great" to be an adjective! Ha Ha!
I am interested
in disability issues for obvious reasons, and try to keep up
with the latest happenings. I'm not touché about
disability, and although many people are afraid to ask the
obvious questions, I don't mind. I have a neuromuscular
disorder called spinal muscular atrophy. It's one of the
diseases recognized under the umbrella of the Muscular Dystrophy
Association (you know, the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon?), but
it isn't a form of MD in and of itself. It does not cause
paralysis, loss of feeling, etc. like a spinal injury does. So
when I broke both legs at the same time a couple of summers ago,
I totally felt it! Ouch! But it causes the muscles to weaken
dramatically slowly over time. If you are really curious and
want to know more or want to get involved in the effort to find
a treatment, you can find out more at the
Families of SMA web site.
The most important things in life to me are my faith, my family,
and my friends. When I'm not teaching or otherwise working, I
like to occupy my time by spending it with those I love. I also
love to write, draw, design t-shirts and work with watercolor
pencils.
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