Harding University, BA in early childhood education and M Ed in Reading and Literacy Development
2nd Grade
Harding University, BA in early childhood education and M Ed in Reading and Literacy Development
Technically 2016, but back again 2025
Why did you want to work at Emerson?
Back in 2016, I wanted to work at Emerson because I had finally found a school that celebrated each child’s individuality and provided a community of support and collaboration on anything I had ever experienced. After having my oldest son and staying home with three small children for the past eight years, coming back in 2025, I want to work at Emerson because there is no better place on earth for an educator to be. Coming back to Emerson is like coming home. The supportive community, friendships, and parents together make every day at Emerson feel like endless possibilities of what we can do as educators in the classroom.
What wows you about Emerson?
It’s the community that feels more like a family. It’s the teachers that will do everything they can for each other, to go that extra mile to help each other out, to support one another through all of the ups and downs. It’s the parents. The timeless effort they put into supporting teachers and supporting their child’s educational development that quickly turns into the love of lifelong learning. It’s why I came back, after staying home and raising kids for eight years, it is the best job I’ve ever had, and even call it a job feels like a disservice, because as an educator at Emerson, it is so much more than that.
In one word, what is your working style?
Encouraging
How would students describe you?
In trying to answer like a true second grader, “Mrs. Pops is nice, funny, she makes me feel smart, and she thinks she is good at basketball”.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
To be everywhere at once. So I can spend the maximum amount of time with each member of my family individually.
Favorite artist or band?
Dolly Parton
What would surprise people about you?
I can talk with my mouth closed
What do you do when you’re not at Emerson?
I am walking outside, trying a new recipe in my kitchen, spending time with my family outside, and planning our families next National Park adventure, my husband and I have been to 28 together!
Who/what inspires you?
Dolly Parton, her positive attitude, values, grit, and understanding the importance of literacy during the first six years of a child’s life makes her my greatest inspiration. She funded and established The Imagination Library where in certain areas of the country children get a free book delivered to them in the mail every month from the time they were born until they turned six years old.
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Non-dairy coconut stracciatella from Blank Slate
If a movie were made about you, who would be cast to play you?
Reese Witherspoon
The mission of Emerson School is to provide a dynamic and nurturing learning environment that fosters empathy, communication, creativity, leadership, and above all, a lifelong love of learning.
We fulfill our mission with small class sizes, by providing individualized attention across a broad and rich, student-centered curriculum and through a committed, talented team of educators who help children achieve sustained academic success.
