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"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." – Martin Luther King Jr
Greetings,
As a native of Orlando, Florida I graduated from Valencia Community College with my Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree then I transferred to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University where I received my Bachelor’s and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a concentration in Finance. After beginning a career as a Stock Broker with Charles Schwab, the September 11, 2001 tragedy forced me to learn that resiliency is the ability to recover from challenges and keep moving forward. Through it all, I knew I had to keep moving forward. As a non-education major, I quickly accepted a position as a Substitute Teacher with Orange County Public Schools with strategic vision of moving forward. Then, I pursued and received a Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership (Ed.S.) from Nova Southeastern University. After working for OCPS for fourteen years and serving as an ESE Language Arts Educator, Advanced Studies Coordinator, and an Academic Dean, I chose to broaden my horizons and keep moving forward. In 2019, I joined the Sumter County School District as the Administrative Intern of Wildwood Middle High School. During this time, I had the opportunity to continue developing as a leader and I kept moving forward by starting the Level II Principal Certification Portfolio Program. Shortly afterwards, I was chosen as a fulltime Assistant Principal at South Sumter High School.
During my career, my educational experiences have fine-tuned my ability to increase student achievement and transform students to lifelong learners as they improve educationally, socially, behaviorally, and professionally. As an Assistant Principal, I make it top priority to make a positive impact on the academic and professional pursuits of our students and teachers through safety, engaging learning activities, purposeful professional development opportunities, effective leadership strategies, and distinguished restorative practices. Without a doubt, I will always strive to educate, empower, equip, and encourage our Raider students, Raider faculty, Raider staff, and Raider families in the hopes that we will all KEEP MOVING FORWARD. It is great to be a SSHS Raider!
