I am a native Houstonian, proud product of the Houston Independent School District and a graduate of Evan Edward Worthing Senior High School.  I attended and graduated from Texas Southern University where I received my Bachelors of Science in Speech Communications, minoring in English. I received a Masters’ of Education from Prairie View A & M University in Educational Administration.  I hold certifications for English 6 – 12, ESL, ELA 6 – 12 from the state of Texas.  I have had the pleasure of teaching for 23 years, I have taught 7th and 8th grade Reading/ English and ESL at Lamar Fleming Middle School.  I taught Communications, English I and English III at Jack Yates High School in Houston ISD. This is my third year teaching at Marshall High School, where I serve as the ELA Department Head and English Teacher.   I am extremely excited to be part of the Buffalo Run ELA team and teaching your child this school year as we Give Them Something To Talk About!J  Our Successes!