Ms. Stevens was born in Houston but grew up in Tucson, Arizona. She received her Bachelor’s in English from the University of Houston-Victoria. Before that, she spent two years in South Korea studying at the University of Maryland-Asia, teaching conversational English. She is the English II Team Leader, teaches Dual Credit and Honors Humanities, is certified in Gifted and Talented education, and sponsors Kempner's English Honor Society. This will be her eighth year teaching at Kempner High School.