I was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and I have lived in the area my entire life. I attended Warren East High School and then went on to Western Kentucky University. I am now teaching at Warren East High School, as well as at the middle school and the four elementary schools that feed into Warren East Middle School. The subject I am teaching is string orchestra. During my high school years, I participated in the band program. I later attended Western Kentucky University to earn a degree in music education. As a student at WKU, I worked at a local McDonald's first as a grill cook and then eventually as a swing shift manager, until I began my teaching career. I was recently reelected for a second term as a city commissioner for the city of Plum Springs, Kentucky.