About Me

It has been my pleasure to serve Guilford County Public School System as a Communications & Technology Specialist. I have worked as a Technology Educator within Guilford County School System for over 20 plus years. I received my Masters of Science in Technology Education and National Board Certification in Technology Education. I've had the pleasure of working with many  GCS public school families: K-12, 5 High Schools, 2 Middle schools and 3 Middle schools, and Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina with Wake County Public School System. Now here at Northern Guilford Middle School, since it opened in 2006 it's been a wonderful journey. 

I've been "Teacher of the Year" at NGMS and "Mentor of the Year" for Guilford County Schools. I hope to provide your child with opportunities to explore, create, and design, while they learn to master standard computer skills needed for their career and practical day-to-day life. Think of application skills as teaching one to drive and at some point you want them to be able to drive a car on their own. Parents or guardians cannot drive a car for your child forever, so please help me help your child drive their own car so they can explore and become life-long learners.

It is my belief that communication technology, engineering concepts, soft skills and career awareness are areas where students get to use their reading, math, and all other transferable skills to become innovative. 

The primary content of the career technical classes I teach involves design and innovations.The introductory software used is MSWord, MS PowerPoint, Adobe PhotoShop, Computer Aided Design Software, Canva and more. The majority of their projects will be personalized end products that they have to create with the content being various areas of engineering, technology, or aviation. The career piece is learning soft skills, basic interviewing skills, computer skills  and career options.  

Learning about various technologies makes our students life-long learners and productive citizens in our society. Let's prepare and expose our youth to as many careers as possible, so they can think about the impact technology has and become more informed of their options. When it's time for them to make decisions, they can be the change to enhance our tomorrow. We can all make a positive difference. Thanks for stopping by! 

Wishing everyone a great year!